CSU HAYWARD
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COLLOQUIUM
Friday, April 30, 2004; Noon-1pm Sc N321
Speaker: Jean Bee Chan, Sonoma State University
How Does Your Orchard Grow?
We will use Minkowski's Theorem on a plane convex set to discuss the orchard problem: How thin should the tree trunks be in order to see out from the center of a circular orchard. Although some serious mathematics will discussed, the talk is accessible to all undergraduates while feasting on pizza.
Pizza and soda will be served for those attending!