Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium



Title: How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Speaker:Jordan Ellenberg
John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Abstract: Maths touches everything we do, allowing us to see the hidden structures beneath the messy and chaotic surface of our daily lives. Maths is the science of not being wrong, worked out through centuries of hard work and argument. Maths touches everything we do, allowing us to see the hidden structures beneath the messy and chaotic surface of our daily lives. Maths is the science of not being wrong, worked out through centuries of hard work and argument.

A talk given at The Royal Institution on June 24, 2015.

Video link
Location: ONLINE
Date:10/8/2020
Time: VIRTUAL



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