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What is a Line? by Professor Tom Garrity, Williams College

Mon, October 2nd, 2023
1:00 am
- 1:50 pm

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What is a Line? by Professor Tom Garrity, Williams College, Monday October 2, 1:00 – 1:50pm, North Science Building 113, Wachenheim

 

Abstract:
Is a line merely a line?  Maybe a line is just six points, or a circle, or even a sphere. We will look at how mathematicians alter and change definitions in an attempt to get at the heart of a subject.

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