Fall 2011


Fall 2011
All sessions will be in Massengill unless otherwise noted.
Date & Time Speaker Title

Tuesday,
Sept. 27,
7:00 p.m.

Dr. Hannah Robbins,
Roanoke College, Mathematics  		 Crazy Dice: Renumbering Dice So We Can Still Play Monopoly  

 Wednesday,
Oct. 5,
6:30 p.m.

Mr. Brennan Kraje,
Roanoke College, Physics 		Health Physics: Monitoring Nuclear Radiation and Assessing Health Risks

Thursday,
Nov. 10
6:00 p.m. 		Dr. Keir Lockridge,
Wake Forest University 		The Euler Characteristic

Tuesday,
Nov. 15,
7:00 p.m. 		Dr. Roland Minton,
Roanoke College, Mathematics 		Born Mathematicians - The Magic of Learning Mathematics  
Wednesday,
Nov. 30,
6:30 p.m. 		Mr. Brennan Kraje,
Roanoke College, Physics 		A Slice of Physics History: Why Aristotle Never Discovered F = ma
Thursday,
Dec. 1,
7:00 p.m. 		Dr. Ben Hester,
National Security Agency 		Everything You Wanted to Know about Mathematics at the NSA but Were Afraid to Ask
Tuesday,
Dec. 6,
7:00 p.m.
 Dr. Jeffrey Spielman,
Roanoke College, Mathematics 		The Statistics of the New Hampshire Primary