The Frumosu and Teodorescu-Frumosu Proof

You are invited to the following talk!

Title: The Frumosu and Teodorescu-Frumosu Proof
Speaker:  Dr James Sellers, Professor and Associate Head for Undergraduate Mathematics at Penn State University

Date and Time: Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 6pm
Location: 244E Olmstead Building

About the Talk

In the June 2012 issue of the MAA's MATHEMATICS MAGAZINE, Frumosu and Teodorescu-Frumosu proved that, for all integers m ≥2,

where the inner sum is taken over all p-term ordered partitions of m. Their proof is calculus-based, relying on power series manipulations. In this talk, we will show their original argument, and then we will provide a combinatorial proof of this identity (which Frumosu and Teodorescu-Frumosu requested at the end of their article). We then use the insights gained via this argument to prove numerous other results of a similar type. This is joint work with Jörn Olsson of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!

IEEEXtreme Results: Penn State Harrisburg Teams Place Second and Third in the Section Competition

Penn State Harrisburg teams placed second and third in the competition that IEEE Susquehanna Section sponsored as part of the IEEEXtreme 24-hour programming contest.  Over 1,900 teams participated in this world wide contest, which was held from 8pm October 19th to 8 pm October 20th  (EDT).  Teams were given 24 hours to solve 20 difficult programming challenges.

BadWolf Team at the Competition

The Penn State Harrisburg team of BadWolf, made up of Siddharth Dahiya, Mandeep Singh, and Yi Deng, placed second in the Susquehanna Section.  The team placed fourth in the IEEE Region 2, which includes southern New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, DC, and northern Virginia.  The team placed 56th out of all teams from the U.S.

The OverClockdUnderLovd Team at the IEEEXtreme

Close behind was the Penn State Harrisburg team of OvrClockedUndrLoved, made up of Tyler Derr, Jason Lee, and Viplav Patel.  Their team placed third in the Susquehanna Section, fifth in Region 2, and 66th out of all teams from the U.S.

Results for other Penn State Harrisburg teams, who also solved multiple problems, include:

• ManchegoChinchillas, comprised of  Skylar Jesse, Jose Fonseca, and Travis Stodter, placed 5th in the section, 7th in the region, and 84th in the country.
• goto, comprised of Manik Sinha and David Sagang, placed 7th in the section, 12th in the region, and 126th in the country.
• c0d3cFr3ak5, comprised of Kevin Joseph and Aymen Ben Salah, placed 9th in the section, 14th in the region, and 134th in the country.
• Echelon, comprised of Alicia Davis, Tyler Brown, and Jason Reynolds, placed 10th in the section, 15th in the region, and 159th in the country.

Congratulations to all of the teams!

More pictures from the competition are available at the PSH Math and CS facebook page.

2012 South Central Pennsylvania Robotics Competition

The 2012 South Central Pennsylvania Robotics Competition, sponsored by Penn State Harrisburg, HACC, and the IEEE Susquehanna Section was held on November 17 at HACC.  The competition was a great success, and was covered by the Patriot News and the Sentinel.  A big thank you to the Penn State Harrisburg CS, Math, and EE/EET students who volunteered as judges.

Patriot News Coverage of the Competition

Photo Album of the Competition in the Sentinel Newspaper

For information about past and future competitions, please visit the competition website.

Students Meet Nobel Prize Laureate John C. Mather

Members of the Penn State Harrisburg ACM Club went to the 2012 IEEE SmartTech Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.  In addition to talks on cybersecurity, a highlight of the trip was meeting Dr. John C. Mather, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate.