Event Detail

Event Type: 
Lonseth Lecture
Date/Time: 
Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 05:00

Speaker Info

Guest Speaker: 
John H. Ewing
Institution: 
Executive Director American Mathematical Society
Abstract: 

Computers don't operate using only bits and bytes to perform logic and arithmetic. They use sophisticated mathematics to perform many of the routine tasks you take for granted every time you turn on your machine. This talk will survey a small sample of that sophisticated mathematics, from an unsophisticated point of view.