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| ID | 379 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Benjamin V.C. |
| Last Name | Collins |
| Institution | University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | Mathemagic: A Centennial Tribute to Martin Gardner |
| Abstract | Marting Gardner (1914-2010) was a mathematician and writer who inspired generations of mathematicians through his ``Mathematical Games'' column in Scientific American and other written work. He was also an accomplished magician, and many of his tricks have interesting mathematical underpinnings. In this talk, ``Quinntinnius Maximus'' (otherwise known as Quinn Collins, an eighth grader at Platteville Middle School) will present several of these feats of Mathemagic. If you are lucky, his assistant ``Sabino'' (otherwise known as Ben Collins, a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville) will explain some of the mathematics underlying them. |
| Subject area(s) | Recreational Mathematics |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
| Day Preference | SaturdayStrong |
| Computer Needed? | Y |
| Bringing a laptop? | Y |
| Overhead Needed? | Y |
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| Special Needs | We will need a document camera. |
| Date Submitted | 09/05/2014 |
| Year | 2014 |