Ross Mathematics Program
Reunion-Conference, 1957 - 2007

At the Fiftieth Anniversary Reunion Conference in Columbus on July 20-21-22, 2007, several speakers presented lectures.

Headquarters: MW-724 (Math Tower), 231 W 18th Ave
Lectures: EA-160, 209 W 18th Ave

Here is the schedule of talks and other activities (print version):

• 1:30 - 1:50, Daniel Shapiro (Ohio State),
    Welcome.


• 2:00 - 2:50, Karl Rubin (University of California, Irvine),
    Right triangles and elliptic curves.       Slides used at the lecture.


• 3:10 - 4:00, William Dunham (Muhlenberg College),
    Euler's amicable numbers.
  

Game of Ultimate Frisbee.Dinner (everyone independently), and then parties starting at 7:00 pm.

Saturday, July 21

• 10:00 - 10:50, Daniel Shapiro (Ohio State),
    History of Arnold Ross and his program.       Slides used at the lecture.


• 11:10 - 12:00, Karan Singh (University of Toronto),
    Labyrinths & mazes.

Lunch (everyone independently)

• 1:30 - 2:20, Charles Misner (University of Maryland),
    Getting a boost from Arnold Ross in 1949.


• 2:30 - 3:20, Ray Pierrehumbert (University of Chicago),
    Climate of planets.


• 3:30 - 4:20 Lynne Butler (Haverford College),
    Hidden Markov Models.       Slides used at the lecture.


• 4:30 - 5:20 Jacob Lurie (Harvard University),
    Games.

Sunday, July 22

• 9:30 - 10:20, Panel (Glenn Stevens, Max Warshauer, Daniel Shapiro),
    Arnold Ross's influence on teacher education.
        Mathworks Slides and PROMYS Slides used at the panel discussion.


• 10:30 - 11:20, Paul Pollack (Dartmouth College),
    Primes, polynomials, and patterns.       Slides used at the lecture.


• 11:30 - 12:20, Keith Conrad (University of Connecticut),
    Patterns that may not last.       Slides used at the lecture.


• 12:30 - 12:31, Closing and goodbyes.