Mathematics

There is much debate in the statistics community about the place of probability in an introductory statistics course. However, students will invariably be faced with day-to-day decisions that require a probabilistic assessment of risk and reward. This talk will present an innovative way to teach students in an introductory statistics course how to reason about probability and expected value through a web applet and the board game Camel Up. Come prepared to participate in group activities involving fun, games, and probability calculations!

“Itô Calculus: Stochastic Integrals and Financial Modeling”

International and Global Studies Colloquium lecture “The Search for Truth and Beauty within the Game of Go” by Pete Schumer, Baldwin Professor of Mathematics & Natural Philosophy, Middlebury College.

Lunch is free for current Middlebury College students/faculty/staff; suggested $5 donation for others; RSVP by 10/26 to rcga@middlebury.edu.