Title: | Bertrand's Postulate |
Speaker: | Erik Davis, '17 Senior Mathematics Major Mathematics Albion College Albion, Michigan |
Abstract: | Bertrand's postulate states that for all natural numbers $n>1$, there exists a prime number $p$ such that $n < p < 2n$. A proof first given by Paul Erdos will be derived for this remarkable theorem. |
Location: | Palenske 227 |
Date: | 12/1/2016 |
Time: | 3:30 PM |
@abstract{MCS:Colloquium:ErikDavis'17:2016:12:1, author = "{Erik Davis, '17}", title = "{Bertrand's Postulate}", address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}", month = "{1 December}", year = "{2016}" }