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GAUSS Seminar: Numbers and Games [hybrid]

Nov 2, 2021

03:30 PM - 04:20 PM

Schaeffer Hall, 176

20 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240

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Abstract: This talk will focus itself on games. Some basic games will be introduced and their strategies analyzed. We will scratch the surface of combinatorial game theory, a lovely, playful, and often overlooked branch of mathematics. In the processumbl

Abstract

This talk will focus itself on games. Some basic games will be introduced and their strategies analyzed. We will scratch the surface of combinatorial game theory, a lovely, playful, and often overlooked branch of mathematics. In the process we will stumble upon the surreal numbers and explore the very nature of “numbers”. This talk will be accessible for all audiences. There is no prerequisite knowledge needed, just an open mind.

We will have milk and cookies! Remember to bring your own mugs. 

Speaker

Ethan Rooke -- UI AMCS PhD student

Location: 

SH 176 and Online (See url)

Hosts: 

Praneel Samanta & Nitesh Mathur (UI Mathematics)

GAUSS will meet Tuesdays at 3:30-4:20 PM in Fall 2021.

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