Fifth Meeting of Spring 2008

• When: Thursday March 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
• Where: Dunn Hall Lounge, Third Floor
• When: All students interested in mathematics and its culture.
• When: We will cover the following agenda:
  • Pizza, Pizza, Pizza! (remember to bring your own drinks)
  • Semesters in Budapest program
  • Scholarship Reminder (Deadline is April 11!)
  • A talk by Steven Kalikow (see below)

Do you know which day of the week July 4, 1776 occurred on?
What about the Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066?
How about your birthday?
Come to this talk and we shall see if we can figure out
how to find the day of the week for any date in modern history.