Graduate Students Seminar-Past/Present/Future: Mathematics in the land of the feathered serpent

Date: February 6, (Friday) 2-3 pm

Location: Rome 771

Speaker: Jeremias Valenzuela Morales , GWU

Title:  Past/Present/Future: Mathematics in the land of the feathered serpent

Abstract:From the Mayan's invention of the empty set to Dr. Atocha's contributions to abductive reasoning, in this talk we will give a brief overview of the history and philosophy of mathematics in and around the territory that is now known as México.

Graduate Student Seminar is mandatory for all math graduate students.