Flyer Nagle 2018 - USF
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Blown Away What Knot to Do When Sailing SIR RANDOLPH BACON III (Cousin-in-Law to Colin Adams) April 12, 2018 7:30 P.M. CWY 206 This story of adventure on the high seas involves great risk to the tale teller. His understanding of the mathematical theory of knots saved his bacon. Nautical and mathematical background not required. Colin Adams is the Thomas T. Read Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. He specializes in the mathematical theory of knots, their applications and their connections with hyperbolic geometry. Among his earliest contributions is his Gieseking Manifold theorem, which describes the unique cuspedhyper- bolic 3-manifold of smallest volume. In addition to his published research, Dr. Adams is the author of “The Knot Book”, which is an elementary introduction to the mathematical theory of knots. Of his humorous publications, the most notable are: “Why Knot”, a mathematical comic book with an attached toy; “Riot at the Calc Exam”, a book of short math stories; and “Zom- bies & Calculus”, a mathematical fiction novel. A recipient of the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mathematical Association of America(MAA) in 1998, he was a Polya Lecturer for the MAA for 1998-2000 and is a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer for 2000-2002. The USF Department of Mathematics and Statistics Presents The 2018 R. Kent Nagle Lecture The Nagle Lecture Series was established in honor of the late R. Kent Nagle, a mathematician deeply interested not only in mathematics in itself, but also in mathematics education and the impact of mathematics on society. This event is free and open to the public. For reasonable accommodations, email [email protected]. math.usf.edu/outreach/lectures
Transcript of Flyer Nagle 2018 - USF
Blown AwayWhat Knot to Do When Sailing
SIR RANDOLPH BACON III(Cousin-in-Law to Colin Adams)
April 12, 20187:30 P.M.CWY 206
This story of adventure on the high seas involves great risk to the tale teller.
His understanding of the mathematical theory of knots saved his bacon.
Nautical and mathematical background not required.
Colin Adams is the Thomas T. Read Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. He specializes in the mathematical theory of knots, their applications and their connections with hyperbolic geometry. Among his earliest contributions is his Gieseking Manifold theorem, which describes the unique cuspedhyper-bolic 3-manifold of smallest volume. In addition to his published research, Dr. Adams is the author of “The Knot Book”, which is an elementary introduction to the mathematical theory of knots. Of his humorous publications, the most notable are: “Why Knot”, a mathematical comic book with an attached toy; “Riot at the Calc Exam”, a book of short math stories; and “Zom-bies & Calculus”, a mathematical fiction novel. A recipient of the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mathematical Association of America(MAA) in 1998, he was a Polya Lecturer for the MAA for 1998-2000 and is a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer for 2000-2002.
The USF Department of Mathematics and Statistics Presents The 2018 R. Kent Nagle Lecture
The Nagle Lecture Series was established in honor of the late R. Kent Nagle, a mathematician deeply interested not only in mathematics in itself, but also in mathematics education and the impact of mathematics on society.
This event is free and open to the public. For reasonable accommodations, email [email protected].
math.usf.edu/outreach/lectures
