Mathematics Colloquium at LaGuardia Community College

 

   Organizers:
Natalia Mosina,
email:   nmosina@lagcc.cuny.edu  
Mahdi Majidi-Zolbanin,
email:  
   mmajidi-zolbanin@lagcc.cuny.edu  
Svetoslav Zahariev,
email:   szahariev@lagcc.cuny.edu  

 

  Contact Us:
Department of Mathematics,
Engineering and Computer Science
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thompson Ave
E-Building, Room E-218
Long Island City, NY 11101

Phone:718-482-5710

 

  

Welcome to the Math Colloquium at LaGuardia Community College.

The colloquium's participants include faculty members of the Department of Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science (MEC) together with invited speakers from different universities. The talks are usually accessible on a variety of levels. Students are welcome.

Refreshments are served before the talks (schedule and abstracts are posted below). For more information, please contact colloquium organizers.

Upcoming Presentation: Joint Event (Math Colloquium and Math Society)
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Room: M151 (Refreshments/Pizza will be served at 2:20pm)
Time: 2:30 - 3:30pm.
SPEAKER: Bill Rosenthal
Topic: "Why 0.999… Is AND Is Not Equal to 1." (Accessible for a general audience. Students are encouraged to attend.)

Abstract: The question of whether the infinite decimal 0.999… is equal to 1 is highly controversial — a controversy that is ignored in mass-market textbooks, state standards, and school mathematics curricula. This session will bring the question out of the shadows in an interactive and provocative fashion. Those who dare to attend will see evidence from the minds of both students and mathematicians that leads to an inescapable conclusion: It is equally reasonable to believe that 0.999… is equal to 1 and not equal to 1. The presentation will include the presenter’s impassioned plea for paying more attention to infinity in school mathematics.
Past Talks