Keith Devlin Stanford University National Public Radio's "The Math Guy" |
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"When Mathematics Changed Us"
Public lecture at the University Center Auditorium
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:00 p.m.
At three distinct stages in the development of modern society, a mathematical development changed - in a fundamental, dramatic, and revolutionary way - how people understand the world and live their lives. (A fourth such change may be taking place during our lifetime, but only history will say if this is really the case.) Those advances occurred around 5,000 B.C., in the 16th century, and in the 17th century. Devlin will look at how human life and cognition changed on each of those three occasions, with the main focus being risk management and the view of the future that effective risk-management techniques enable.
Based on Devlin's latest book The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat and the Seventeenth Century Letter that Made the World Modern, Basic Books 2008.
Reception for Dr. Devlin immediately following the lecture. All are welcome to attend.
Maps to campus.
Free Parking:
*Please bring your parking ticket from the UC Garage with you so that it can be validated at the talk.
*Schools that would like to bring groups in vans or buses, please cut & paste the following information into an e-mail to Ms. Betty Morgan (bmorgan@math.utk.edu).
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School Name, full address, type and number of vehicles, teacher and/or chaperone name.
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Teacher Inservice Credit
Teachers may earn 1 hour of unscheduled inservice credit. Forms may be picked up in the University Center Auditorium.
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Sponsored by:
UT Mathematics Department
Arts and Sciences Academic Outreach
College of Communication & Information
Haines-Morris Endowment Award
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Don't miss Dr. Devlin's Junior Colloquium talk on Wednesday, February 11 at 3:35 in HBB 102. See flyer