Featured Events
- CSUSM Theatre presents FAILURE: A LOVE STORYApr 20, 2024 7:00 PM | Organization: School of Arts By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head, disappearance, and finally consumption. Tuneful songs, and a whimsical chorus follow the story of Nelly, Jenny June, and Gerty as they live out their lives above the family clock repair shop near the Chicago River, before their time unexpectedly runs out. A magical fable where, in the end, the power of love is far greater than any individual's successes or failures. April 17 - 20, 2024 7:00pm ARTS 111 Click Here for Tickets
- Off-Campus Housing FairApr 23, 2024 11:00 AM | Organization: Dean of Students Interested in living off-campus but don't know where to start or what is required? Current CSUSM students can come speak directly to local North County Apartment Complexes and learn more about off-campus housing options and what local apartments have to offer.
- Cougar ThriftsApr 23, 2024 11:30 AM | Organization: Environmental Stewards Association, Safety, Health and Sustainability Join us for Cougar Thrifts, a free clothing pop-up! Bring a reusable bag so you can stock up on clothes.
- Task Automation With Shortcuts on iPad/iPhone/MacApr 23, 2024 12:00 PM | Organization: Industry Partnerships Join Apple Campus Leader, Gabriella Raygoza, as she leads with workshop on task automation w/shortcuts for iPads/iPhones/Mac Snacks will be provided!
- Reid Lecture Series – Math in the Age of TikTokApr 23, 2024 6:00 PM | Organization: Math Department Dr. Álvaro Lozano-Robledo will present Math in the Age of TikTok. Registration Link In this talk we will discuss the role that social media plays in the public perception of mathematics and, in particular, whether one can use social media platforms, such as TikTok, to move the needle and create engaging mathematical content that has a math-positive spin to counter the prevalent math phobia in society. Specifically, we will discuss certain math questions that seem to generate tremendous amounts of engagement, and we will use these "hot topics" to talk about the very important math concepts behind them. For instance, some of these questions include: why do we teach Pythagoras' theorem in school? What is it good for and will we ever use it in real life? Why do we need proofs anyway? Why would a new proof of Pythagoras theorem (such as the wonderful proof recently discovered by two New Orleans teens) be exciting? Is Math discovered or invented? What is an axiom? How and why do we build mathematics out of axioms? What did Gödel prove in his "incompleteness theorem"? Should we give up since Math is "incomplete"? Does a straw have one or two holes? What is a Klein bottle and what is topology? Does the sum of all the positive integers 1+2+3+... really equal -1/12? What is the Riemann zeta function, what is the Riemann hypothesis, and why is there a $1M prize to whoever solves this esoteric math problem? ... among many other questions. As examples, the presentation will also include some of the speaker's TikToks that have been viewed millions of times. ÁLVARO LOZANO-ROBLEDO is a professor of mathematics at the University of Connecticut. He received his PhD from Boston University in 2004. After temporary positions at Colby College and Cornell University, Dr. Lozano-Robledo has worked at UConn since 2008. His research interests are in the area of arithmetic geometry (the crossroads of number theory and algebraic geometry). He has published two books, "Elliptic Curves, Modular Forms, and their L-Functions", and "Number Theory and Geometry." His blog, A Field Guide to Mathematics, contains other short stories and also other pieces of interest to mathematicians. In his spare time, he makes TikToks (@mathandcobb) with mathematical content and some comedy bits. Register for free by visiting Bit.ly/ReidLecture or Registration Link