Sep 21
Math/Stats Colloquium: Taryn Flock
Tue, September 21, 2021
• 4:00pm
- 5:00pm (1h) • CMC 306
Speaker: Taryn Flock (Macalester College)
Title: The Kakeya Needle Problem
Abstract: How much space is required to rotate a needle so it points in every direction? How do we talk about dimension, in a world without coordinates, or basis vectors? What do these two questions have to do with each other? Come find out and learn about my favorite open problem in mathematics!
Event Contact: Sue Jandro