The Department of Mathematics & Statistics would like to welcome:
Dr. Jeremy Russell, on Friday, November 21 at 12:30 pm in SCP 229
Title: From the Quadratic Equation to Category Theory
Abstract: Category theory plays an important role in studying connections between different fields of mathematics such as algebraic geometry and topology. The main objects of interest are functors. In this talk I will explain the motivation behind studying category theory and how functorial techniques can be used to study different objects in mathematics. I will include motivating examples ranging from solving quadratic equations to understanding the fundamental group.