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Issue date: 4/15/09 Section: News
15th Annual James C. Cantrell Lecture: Mathematics and the Diversity of Cultures. Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics. Fields Medalist David Mumford, professor of applied mathematics at Brown University, gives the talk. Mumford discusses that by looking at the cultures of China, India and the West, one can "replay" the history of math from three different starting points. Sometimes one finds that it developed with strong parallels but with deep differences. Mumford will use the development of five mathematical ideas in these different cultures. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 102 Miller Learning Center. Contact lorenzin@uga.edu
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Rajesh Khosla
posted 4/16/09 @ 4:12 AM EST
What different mathematical models is Mr Mumford talking about? It all started with the Indian invention of the concept of Zero,infinity and the decimal system. (Continued…)
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