Winter Miniseries - Approximation Theory
Welcome to the RbxMath Winter Miniseries! This five-course miniseries will focus on approximation theory. From the floats we use to approximate real numbers to the approximation techniques we use to compute the square root or sine function, the mathematics of approximation is everywhere in computing.
- When: Monday, December 18 through Friday, December 22 at 1pm PT each day
- Where: Voice chat on our Discord server
- Who: Lectures will be given by Aidan (DarkInfernoDrago), a math PhD student
We will explore five different aspects of approximation that come up all the time.
- Floating point computation (Algebra 1)
- Polynomial approximation (Algebra 2)
- Spline interpolation (Precalculus)
- Least square regression (Precalculus)
- Numerical integration and differentiation (Precalculus)
All topics will be presented with as little reference to the background information as possible, but mathematical maturity comes with age and practice! All are welcome to attend regardless of background.