Contact information
Name:
c. jayne trent
Phone:
610-330-5267
Email:
trentj@lafayette.edu
Categories:
When:
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 4:10pm - 5:30pm
Where:
Pardee 217
Presenter:
Brian Kronenthal, Kutztown University
Price:
Free and there will be baked goods :)
Can you fill in the blanks in the following sequence of integers? No internet please!
2, 6, 8, 10, 32, 84, 128, 186, _____, _____, 2048, 3172, 8192, 19816, …
In this talk, we will explain where this sequence comes from, along the way discussing some binomial coefficient congruences derived from a special permutation polynomial and the Hermite-Dickson criteria. We will also explore a connection to incidence geometry (generalized quadrangles in particular) and algebraically defined graphs. Don't worry, we will also fill in the blanks and give a closed form for calculating terms of the sequence.
Sponsored by:
Department of Mathematics