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| ID | 121 |
|---|---|
| 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 |