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X-WR-CALNAME:Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Will Dickinson\, Grand 
 Valley State University
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:“Spherical Easel: A Modern Web Application Modeling Spherical
  Geometry” by Will Dickinson\, Ph.D.\, Mathematics Department\, Grand Va
 lley State University\n\nHave you ever wondered why\, when flying to Europ
 e from New York\, planes follow the East Coast of the U.S. instead of flyi
 ng “straight” over the ocean? Have\nyou ever been curious about what a
  modern web application looks like under the hood? This presentation will 
 answer both questions (and more) using the\ncontext of spherical geometry.
  First\, we will cover the basics of spherical geometry\, which is wonderf
 ully different from Euclidean geometry\, and explore\nhow the area princip
 le can be generalized to this geometry. Along the way\, we will use Spheri
 cal Easel\, a modern web application that models this geometry\, to explor
 e this principle on the sphere. Finally\, we will peek at the source code 
 of Easel\, highlighting its object-oriented structure and a few programmin
 g/design patterns\, such as the Command and Tool Strategy patterns.\n\nBIO
 : Dr. Dickinson earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics and M.S.E. in Computer and
  Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania before joining th
 e faculty at Grand Valley State University. At Grand Valley\, he has mento
 red over 39 students in original mathematics research and co-directed the 
 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in mathematics for a
  decade. Throughout his career\, he has collaborated closely with computer
  science faculty members\, applying computational tools to solve complex g
 eometric problems. Dr. Dickinson co-authored Spherical Easel (https://ease
 lgeo.app)\, an application that models spherical geometry\, and\, since 20
 21\, has guided 18 computer science students in developing its features.
GEO:42.786861;-86.104963
LOCATION:A. Paul Schaap Science Center\, 1000
SUMMARY:Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Will Dickinson\, Grand Valle
 y State University
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 lloquium-will-dickinson-grand-valley-state-university
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Natural & Applied Sciences Division
CATEGORIES:Mathematics and Statistics
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