Welcome to the UChicago Math Club
The UChicago Math Club is an undergraduate club for students interested in mathematics at all levels. We host social study breaks, and talks by faculty and students. Meetings are Wednesday at 7pm in Eckhart Hall, Room 202.
Upcoming Talks
(10/9) Howard Masur, "An introduction to the subject of flat surfaces, billiards, and dynamics"
A flat surface is a surface that comes equipped with Euclidean geometry. I will begin by defining flat surfaces and giving examples. They arise in different areas of mathematics, one of which is from studying billiards in polygons. I will explain this connection and show how billiard paths give rise to what is called a linear flow on the surface; an important example of a dynamical system. I will introduce a few basic notions in the subject of dynamical systems and explain some things one can prove about these linear flows.