May
2, 2001:
“What Does Empty space look like?”
presented by Kiumars Kaveh, Eugenia Soprounova and
Ivan Soprounov (Mathematics, University of Toronto)
April
10, 2001:
“Gambling Games and
Random Walks”
presented by Prof. Jeffrey Rosenthal
(Mathematics/Statistics, University of Toronto)
March
1, 2001:
“Mathematics and
Music”
presented by Prof. James Stewart* (Mathematics,
University of Toronto)
*Dr. Stewart is
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at McMaster University, but is now teaching
at the University of Toronto. His books include a series of high school
mathematics textbooks as well as calculus texts for universities. He was
concertmaster of the McMaster Symphony Orchestra for many years and also
played the violin professionally in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. His
greatest musical pleasure, however, is playing string quartets.
Jan. 16, 2001:
“PROVING WITH PICTURES”
presented by Prof. James Robert Brown (Philosophy,
University of Toronto)
Dec. 6, 2001:
MATHEMATICAL
'HODGEPODGE' Part II
presented by Prof.
Spivakovsky (Mathematics, University of Toronto)
Oct.
14, 2000:
“A
TALE OF TWO SERIES”
presented by
Dr. Greg Martin and Emmanuel Knafo (Mathematics, University of Toronto), the
leaders of the SOAR 2000 mathematical sciences cam on Number Theory.
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