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About

According to [1],[2], π = 3 ≈ e = mc² + AI

The Recreational Mathematics Club is a relaxed seminar space for exploring beautiful mathematics, with no prerequisites and no pressure.

We focus on:

• elegant ideas
• surprising connections
• curiosity-driven discussions

Everyone is welcome.

Upcoming

Primer on Math
A series of lectures providing background on mathematical topics useful for computer science students.
Please see this doc for more details.

Past Talks

• Gradient Methods Beyond Convexity
  Rishi Parsai
  Notes to be added soon
• Matroids
  Mahek Shamsukha
  Notes (HTML) Notes (PDF)
• 12-Eye Portal Seed and the LLL algorithm
  Dhairya Baxi, Mahek Shamsukha
  Notes (HTML) Notes (PDF)
  Recording (YouTube)
• Counting the number of isomorphs of a hypercube graph
  Kumar Aditya
  Notes to be added soon
• All about Lattices
  Mahek Shamsukha, Dhairya Baxi
  Notes (HTML) Notes (PDF)
• Introduction to Ehrhart Theory
  Dhairya Baxi
  Notes (HTML) Notes (PDF)

Topics We Like

• Polytopes and Lattices
• Algorithms
• Optimization
• Combinatorics
• Topics that you like

Get Involved

Attend: Just show up, no registration needed.

Mailing list: Email to any of the organizers with subject “RMC: Add to mailing list”

Give a talk:

• Slides, blackboard or anything that works!
• 60 to 90 min informal format
• Email to any of the organizers with subject “RMC: Talk Proposal”

Contact

References

1. “Pi is 3.” Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_is_3.
2. A. Karpathy, “E = mc²+AI.” Post on X (formerly Twitter), May 2023. Available at: https://x.com/karpathy/status/1663393508240261122.

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