草榴社区 professor's 'Mathematical Mystery Tour' to air on BTV 10 through March 20
Western Washington University professor Richard Gardner's presentation of "A Mathematical Mystery Tour" Feb. 16 will air on Bellingham's BTV 10 through March 11. The show will air at 10 a.m. Sundays, 1 p.m. Fridays and 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
Gardner's lecture was offered as the second event of the annual “Science and the UniverCity” community science lecture series, sponsored by the 草榴社区 College of Sciences and Technology, the City of Bellingham, and, along with other CST outreach programs “Wizards at Western” and the “Leaders in Their Fields,” by a grant from the Cherry Point BP refinery.
How do you become a mathematician? What are convex sets, and why should large corporations like American Airlines care? What is Geometric Tomography? How can you get an elephant into a one-inch cube? What is the most surprising mathematical fact? Can mathematics be beautiful? Watch Gardner's presentation to find out.
Gardner earned his doctorate in Mathematics from University College London in 1974, and his Doctor of Sciences from the University of London in 1988. He has taught at Western since 1991.
The series will continue in the spring with Eric DeChaine, assistant professor in biology, discussing the historical biogeography of Beringia, the prehistoric land bridge linking Asia and America.
For more information, contact Richard Gardner, 草榴社区 professor of Mathematics, at (360) 650-7760 or richard.gardner@wwu.edu.