Tuesday, January 11, 2011

"Packing Primes" by Solomon Friedberg

Dr. Friedberg's lecture was quite interesting. He showed the humorous and human side of mathematicians.  Some of the proofs he went through, especially the last two proving that there is an infinite number of primes, went over my head and were hard to follow.  As a whole however, I found the seminar to be very intriguing and intellectually fascinating.  I loved it when he shared the story about the Houston Oilers and his mathematician friend thought he meant the Houston Eulers.  It let his listeners see his true colors and helped those of us that are more dedicated to following sports than the most recent mathematical discoveries identify and connect with.  This recaptivated my interest in his presentation and I consequently got much more out of the lecture. Well done, Dr. Friedberg!

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