2019 Festival: Mathematics for Human Flourishing (2:00pm showing)
Saturday May 4, 2019 from 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET
Some think of mathematics as cold, lifeless, and unemotional. But mathematics can be a hopeful vehicle for building virtue and helping people flourish, and the practice of mathematics can help people connect to their deeply human desires — to play, to seek truth, pursue beauty, to explore freedom, to build community. I will share what a prison inmate has taught me about doing mathematics well.
This presentation repeats the session taking place from 11:30am – 12:15pm.
ASL interpretation will be provided at this event from 2:00pm – 2:45pm.
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Room 201, Level 2, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Age Level
14-18
18+
PRESENTED BY:
Dr. Francis Su
Dr. Francis Su is Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, and past president of the Mathematical Association of America. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his research is geometric combinatorics. He received the 2001 Hasse Prize for expository writing, and the 2013 Haimo Award for distinguished teaching from the Mathematical Association of America. He... Learn more