Talk, Marist University Department of Mathematics, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
In which I adapt the solution to a Stack Exchange problem to be approachable to a general undergraduate math major audience, filling in the gaps to introduce tensor products, norms, generating functions, and Stirling’s Formula.
Talk, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, USA
In which I present my paper on the Inverse Quotient Rule. Using a motivating example from Stewart’s Essential Calculus, Early Transcendentals (2nd edition), I derive a Quotient Rule version of Integration by Parts (which is itself derived from the Product Rule), show additional examples, and give my opinion on why the technique is not commonly taught.
Talk, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, USA
In which I introduce a puzzle involving the use of Minecraft’s pistons, which can push blocks but not pull them, where the objective is to push a specific block to a specific location, and where the context of the puzzle values a quick and correct solve, rather than a traditionally “optimal” solve, which might involve using the fewest number of moves.