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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Fun and (Sudoku) Games with Algebra Thursday, November 15, 2012 A lecture byCourtney GibbonsUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln If you love math and games, you've probably done a few Sudoku puzzles in your day. Have you noticed that all Sudoku puzzles have some properties in common (the sum of every row is 45, for instance)? We'll see how to formalize these observations by using polynomials to set up the Sudoku "game space." Then we'll figure out how to solve specific "game boards" in this space using some tools from (abstract) algebra.Don't worry; even if you haven't taken any abstract algebra, you'll be able to follow this talk (all you really need is a background in Calculus II). Location: RKC 111 Sponsor: Mathematics Program Contact: Sam Hsiao. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7191 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/news/events/