National Museum of Mathematics

Welcome, National Museum of Mathematics December 17, 2012

I was just in New York City for the grand opening of the National Museum of Mathematics. Yes, there is now a National Museum of Mathematics, right in downtown Manhattan. And it’s really good—a unique and wonderful place. Which I’m pleased to say I’ve been able to help in various ways in bringing into existence over the past 3 years.

Of all companies, ours is probably the one that has been most involved in bringing math to the world (Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Demonstrations Project, MathWorld, Computer-Based Math, Wolfram Foundation, …). And for a long time I’ve thought how nice it would be if there were a substantial, physical, “museum of mathematics” somewhere. But until recently I’d sort of assumed that if such a thing were going to exist, I’d have to be the one to make it happen.

A little more than 3 years ago, though, my older daughter picked out of my mail a curious folding geometrical object—which turned out to be an invitation to an event about the creation of a museum of mathematics. At first, it wasn’t clear what kind of museum this was supposed to be. But as soon as we arrived at the event, it started to be much clearer: this was “math as physical experience”. With the centerpiece of the event, for example, being a square-wheeled tricycle that one could ride on a cycloidal “road”—a mathematical possibility that, as it happens, was the subject of some early Mathematica demonstrations.

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Richard Robinett, "Quantum Mechanics: Classical Results, Modern Systems, and Visualized Examples"

English | 2006-06-22 | ISBN: 0198530978 | 722 pages

Quantum Mechanics: Classical Results, Modern Systems, and Visualized Examples is a comprehensive introduction to non-relativistic quantum mechanics for advanced undergraduate students in physics and related fields. It provides students with a strong conceptual background in the most important theoretical aspects of quantum mechanics, extensive experience with the mathematical tools required to solve problems, the opportunity to use quantum ideas to confront modern experimental realizations of quantum systems, and numerous visualizations of quantum concepts and phenomena. Changes from the First Edition include many new discussions of modern quantum systems (such as Bose-Einstein condensates, the quantum Hall effect, and wave packet revivals) all in the context of familiar textbook level examples. The book continues to emphasize the many connections to classical mechanics and wave physics to help students use their existing intuition to better learn new quantum concepts.

Mathematica Seminars in Istanbul, Ankara

Register now for the Turkey Mathematica Seminars this May:

* Tuesday, May 15: Founders Hall, Koç University, Istanbul,
Turkey
* Thursday, May 17: Opal Hall, Dedeman Ankara hotel, Ankara,
Turkey

This is a unique opportunity to experience the advancements of
Mathematica 8 with expert-led talks.

There is no cost to attend, but space is limited and registration
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Installing/Running mathematical petri net editor PIPE on mac os x

My current version: 10.6.8 of Mac OS X

First download pipe from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pipe2/?_test=b .

Keep launch.sh file for mac os x.  .dat is for Windows.

1. Open terminal and locate your launch.sh file using 'cd' command (as you see in 1) then enter to run
2. Make file launch.sh active with command 'chmod +x launch.sh' then enter to run (as you see in 2) 
3. Finally type './launch.sh' and enter to run the PIPE petri nets editor.  

Here it is:

summer school for undergrad's

Program listed below;
Aim is preparation for graduate exam.
@ nesin matematik koyu, Turkey, 2012, (july to september).
valid for 2012 summer
  
Lisansustu yeterlilik sinavina hazirlanmak isteyen ya da eksiklerini gidermek isteyen matematik ogrencileri icin.
9 Temmuz - 2 Eylul 2012 arasi.
TUBITAK desteginden yararlanmak isteyen lisansustu ogrencileri iki gun icinde http://matematikkoyu.org/tr/2012_tmd_grad adresine basvurmalilar.
Lutfen dagitin.
Tesekkurler.
Dersler (Katilimcilar Koy'de acilacak ve henuz yayimlanmayan ama birkac gun icinde yayimlanacak diger derslere de girebilirler)


Yuksek Lisans Cebir Programi
Gurp Teorisi - Yard. Doc. Dr. Ozlem Beyarslan
Halkalar Teorisi - Yard. Doc. Dr. Ozlem Beyraslan
Halkalar ve Moduller - Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin
Lineer Cebir - Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin
Cisimler Kuramı - Yard. Doc. Dr. Ozlem Beyarslan
Tansorler - Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin


Yuksek Lisans Reel Analiz Programi
Olcum Kurami - Yard. Doc. Dr. Kemal Ilgar Eroglu
Integral - Yard. Doc. Dr. Kemal Ilgar Eroglu
Karmasik Integral - Prof. Dr. Yusuf Unlu
Carpim Olcumu, Fubini, Lebesgue - Prof. Dr. Safak Alpay
Olcumleri Ayristirmak - Prof. Dr. Safak Alpay
L^p Uzaylari - Prof. Dr. Zafer Ercan
Reel Analiz Problemleri - Prof. Dr. Zafer Ercan


Yuksek Lisans Karmasik Analiz Programi
Karmasik Analizin Temelleri - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sait Eroglu
Integral I - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sait Eroglu
Integral II - Prof. Dr. Naime Ekici
Arguman Ilkesi - Doc. Dr. Ugur Gul
Maksimum Modulus Ilkesi - Doc. Dr. Ugur Gul
Meromorfik Fonksiyonlar - Doc. Dr. Ali Ozgur Kisisel
Analitik Devamlilik - Doc. Dr. Ali Ozgur Kisisel
Riemann Mapping Teoremi - Prof. Dr. Dogan Donmez


Yuksek Lisans Geometri Programi
Diferansiyel Cokyuzluler - Yard. Doc. Dr. Kemal Ilgar Eroglu
Vektor Alanlari, Teget Uzay - Yard. Doc. Dr. Kemal Ilgar Eroglu
Çokkatlılar Üzerine Tensörler ve Tensör Alanları - Doc. Dr. Murat Limoncu
Integral Alma - Doc. Dr. Ferit Ozturk


Yuksek Lisans Topoloji Programi
Temel Topoloji - Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin
Tikizlik - Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin
Bagintililik - Prof. Dr. Yusuf Unlu
Ayrisma Ozellikleri - Prof. Dr. Yusuf Unlu
Ileri Topoloji - Doc. Dr. Ali Ozturk
Topoloji Problemleri - Prof. Dr. Eduard Emelyanov

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We all heard this paradoxical statement:

This statement is false.

Or a variation:

True or False: The correct answer to this question is ‘False’.

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If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance you will be correct?

1. 25%
2. 50%
3. 60%
4. 25%

There are four answers, so you can choose a given answer with probability 25%. But oops, this answer appears twice. Is the correct answer 50%? No, it is not, because there is only one answer 50%. You can see that none of the answers are correct, hence, the answer to the question—the chance to be correct—is 0. Now is the time to introduce our new puzzle:

If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance you will be correct?

1. 25%
2. 50%
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