Tales of Ants, Bricks, Bugles, Barrels and Infinity
20th January 2016, 6:00pm
Tales of Ants, Bricks, Bugles, Barrels and Infinity, Dr David Bedford (Keele University)
Abstract
In this talk, we will look at what mathematicians mean by infinity and present some of the counter-intuitive (and hopefully entertaining) consequences of this approach. You will be introduced to a very persistent ant, a rather surprising bugle, a barrel containing infinitely many balls and a pile of bricks!
Venue: Room E32, John Dalton Building, Oxford Road, Manchester Metropolitan University
No charge is made to attend meetings and non-members are welcome.
