CSU EAST BAY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND

COMPUTER SCIENCE

COLLOQUIUM

Friday, May 13, 2005; Noon-1pm Sc N321

Speaker: Matt Hubbard, Laney College

Pascal's Triangle from Top to Bottom - Year One

A personal account of how a website devoted to the binomial coefficients went from concept to reality; highlights from the website will be discussed, including the history of these useful numbers around the world, applications in many disparate fields and some interesting identities that are not as well known as they should be.

 

Pizza and soda will be served for those attending!