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| ID | 161 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Jacob |
| Last Name | Manske |
| Institution | Iowa State University |
| Speaker Category | graduate student |
| Title of Talk | Hey, Kids! Improve Your Theorems! Add Superfluous Hypotheses! |
| Abstract | In spite of the fact that we tell students not to assume what they are trying to prove, we all must do precisely that. The interesting theorems, then, turn out to be the ones whose tautologous nature is elusive. This will be a philosophical discussion; bellicose debate is encouraged. |
| Subject area(s) | Philosophy of Mathematics |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | N |
| Bringing a laptop? | N |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
| Software requests | none |
| Special Needs | Please do not schedule this talk concurrently with Jeremy Alm's talk |
| Date Submitted | 3/1/2006 |
| Year | 2006 |