SMS scnews item created by Larissa Fedunik-Hofman at Wed 12 Jul 2023 1201
Type: Seminar
Distribution: World
Expiry: 27 Jul 2023
Calendar1: 26 Jul 2023 1700-1900
CalLoc1: Colombo House Theatres UNSW Sydney Kensington, NSW 2052
CalTitle1: Think of a Number: A public lecture by Imre Leader
Auth: larissaf@w95s10l3.staff.sydney.edu.au (lfed9203) in SMS-SAML
Special Public Lecture
Think of a Number: A public lecture by Imre Leader
Leader
Join us for this public lecture at UNSW, presented by Professor Imre Leader
(University of Cambridge). Register via Eventbrite.
Two players each have one minute to name a number, and the player with the larger number
wins.
How should we play this game? While this problem might seem very simple and open-ended,
investigating strategies for the game leads to some remarkable and surprising ideas.
All are welcome to attend this public lecture, which will be accessible to audiences of all
ages and levels of mathematical background.
Schedule
5:00–6:00pm: Lecture in Colombo Theatre C, UNSW Sydney (map ref: B16)
6:00–7:00pm: Refreshments in Colombo foyer.
About the speaker
Imre Leader is a professor at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College
working in the field of Combinatorics.
He is also a celebrated mathematics communicator,
whose talks focus on discovering the mathematical complexity that can underlie apparent
simplicity.
In 1999, Imre was awarded the Junior Whitehead Prize for his contributions to Combinatorics.
His research focuses on isoperimetric inequalities, extremal combinatorics, and Ramsey
theory.
Imre is also known for his involvement with the International Mathematics
Olympiad, and for his success as a champion Othello player.