Masters Thesis Defense: “Berlekamp's Switching Game on Finite Projective Planes” | Department of Mathematics

Masters Thesis Defense: “Berlekamp's Switching Game on Finite Projective Planes”

Event Information
Event Location: 
GAB 461
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 8:30am

Professor Joseph Kung invites you to attend the Masters thesis project defense of James Martin on Wednesday, March 27th at 8:30 am in GAB 461. Cookies and coffee will be served in GAB 472 following this event.

"Berlekamp's Switching Game on Finite Projective Planes"

Abstract:

I adapt Berlekamp's light bulb switching game to finite projective planes, then find the worst starting arrangement of lit bulbs for all planes of odd order and certain planes of even order.