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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Friday, January 27, 2012 3 Math lecture unveils fourth dimension Shwan Javdan "It gives the public an opportunity that they otherwise wouldn't The Frontiers of Scihave, like meeting a ence lecture series will renowned mathematibegin this semester cian and hearing about with a look into the his research." mathematical dimenDuring the lecture, sions we all know and Morgan will discuss the ones that cannot be concepts of shape, perceived. space and dimension John Morgan, the dias they relate to a JOHN M ORGAN rector of the Simons mathematical problem Center for Geometry known as the Poincare and Physics at Stony Brook Uniconjecture. versity, will be flying in from New In 1904, mathematician Henri York to give the lecture Wednes- Poincare began to spearhead the day. study of space higher than three "This lecture is very impor- dimensions, according to the press tant for the U and the College of release. Poincare emphasized that Science because it engages the these spaces cannot be observed community in science and mathdirectly but can still be studied usematics education," said James De- ing mathematical models. Gooyer, spokesman for the college. Poincare conveyed a mathematiSTAFF WRITER 66% continued from Page 1 also supports increased funding for education. Its call-toaction petition has gathered more than 31,000 signatures. "Put our economy first by putting our education first," its website said. Becca Jung, a freshman in engineering agrees that higher education is an investment for the economic future of the state. "College funding is not just an expense — it's a needed investment, like infrastructure," she said. "Higher education is one of the most important responsibilities of the state," said Dan Johnston, a freshman in engineering. "Without it, I and most other Utahns [would not get far]." j.munson@ chronicle.utah.edu cal problem in which a sphere was defined as "a set of points at a fixed distance from the center of the sphere." This can easily be seen when we look at a 3-D sphere with a 2-D surface, but a challenge was manifested to mathematically prove the same concept in higher-dimensional spheres. For example, did the definition apply to a sphere in four dimensions with a 3-D surface? In 2003, Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman finally solved the Poincare conjecture, earning a $1 million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute for his solution to one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. Morgan's upcoming lecture will explain the solution to the Poincare conjecture as solved by Perelman, as well as convey how it is ELECTION continued from Page 1 win Utah anyway. But in a popular vote system, the candidates would have to campaign just like every governor currently does: district by district. Former Iowa Gov. Chet Culber said he believes presidential Republican nominee Rick Santorum won in Ohio because he campaigned in every county. Culver said our system is outdated and this legislation is a nonpartisan solution to a dereliction in two of the past three BOOKSTORE KHALIFA continued from Page 1 continued from Page 1 books online," he said. "I got three textbooks for about $9 this semester." Grant said even though the store is convenient, it's a better bargain on the internet. "I like e-books a lot, but they're a bit hard to take notes with," he said. Whether the campus store will take a future hit because of alternative methods of delivering and purchasing textbooks is yet to be seen. Girton said the streamlining of the campus store's operations and expansion to locations such as the Red Zone in Sandy and Layton have been effective. costing about $100,000, Richey said. About $175,000 remained for the Presenter's Office's concert budget. The remaining performers will be determined after the final cost for Wiz Khalifa is determined, he said. Richey said they were exploring different venues to hold The Grand Kerfuffle, which is traditionally held on the Union Lawn. s.wiseman@ chronicle.utah.edu a.rivera@ chronicle.utah.edu now being applied to the study of all 3-D spaces and shapes. He will discuss questions such as, "How can we think about higher-dimensional spaces, and to what extent can we visualize them?" and "How can we hope to understand all the possibilities?" A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Morgan is also a professor emeritus of mathematics at Columbia University, where he taught for more than 3o years. In 2009, he founded the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University. Morgan's lecture, titled "Defining Shapes and Spaces Beyond Three Dimensions," will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. s.javdan@ IF YOU GO What: Frontiers of Science Lecture"Defining Shapes and Spaces Beyond Three Dimensions" Who: John Morgan, lecturer and director of the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University When: Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Where: Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium chronicle.utah.edu presidential elections. "Who doesn't believe the candidate with the most votes should be president?" he said. "Seventy-five percent of Americans support this legislation and 70 percent of Utahns support this legislation." Opponents of changing the system believe it subverts the U.S. Constitution and that it would get a Democrat elected every time. Not so, Tancredo said. "It works within the frames of the Constitution. Article II, section 1 gives states exclusive control over the manner of awarding their electoral votes," he said. "The winner-take-all rule is not in the Constitution." The bill has been introduced in Utah and if passed it would be the first red state to pass it. Tancredo said this would give credence to states like Texas that traditionally vote Republican or California that votes Democratic to pass the law. Both these states have huge populations and thus a huge number of voters who are not represented. If Florida had this law in the 2000 presidential election, the outcome would have been significantly different. For the latest info on arts events going on around the U and Salt Lake City, follow our facebook page. j.stout@chronicle.utah.edu Search Daily Utah ChronicleArts section you may need a crystal ball to see the but for current, breaking news, look into www.dailyutahchronicle.com |
