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ID | 121 |
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First Name | A.M. |
Last Name | Fink |
Institution | Iowa State University |
Speaker Category | retired |
Title of Talk | The Strange Case of Shapiro's Inequality |
Abstract | An old Monthly problem aroused the interest of 2 people with F.R. S. behind their name, spawned a Princeton thesis, but remains partly unsolved today. It is an interesting story about the culture of the mathematical community. |
Subject area(s) | elementary analysis |
Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
Day Preference | |
Computer Needed? | N |
Bringing a laptop? | N |
Overhead Needed? | Y |
Software requests | |
Special Needs | |
Date Submitted | 3/21/2005 |
Year | 2005 |