Prof. Roger Nelsen
Department of Mathematics
Lewis and Clark College
Visualization and the Fubini Principle
When you encounter a quadratic function, do you "see" a parabola? When you encounter 52 + 122 = 132, do you "see" a right triangle? In English, "to see" often means "to understand," and I maintain that this is frequently true in mathematics as well. To make this point, we will examine visually a combinatorial principle (Fubini), and in the process rediscover some interesting facts about sequences of 'figurate" numbers (squares, triangles, hexagons, cubes, etc.) and some of their partial sums.
Monday, 3 April 2000
4:10 p.m. in the Skaggs Building 114
Coffee/treats at 3:30 p.m. Math 104 (lounge)
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