Infinity
Location
Main Foyer
Start
1-16-2018 5:15 PM
End
1-16-2018 5:35 PM
Short Description
Poster Session
Abstract
Infinity has long been an idea surrounded with mystery and confusion. Aristotle ridiculed the idea, Galileo threw aside in disgust, and Newton tried to step-side the issue completely. However, Georg Cantor changed what mathematicians thought about infinity in a series of radical ideas. While you really should listen to my full report if you want to learn about infinity, this presentation is simply gets your toes wet in Cantor’s concepts.
Format
Poster Session
Institutional level targeted
K-12
Moderator
Maureen McDermott, NSU
Infinity
Main Foyer
Infinity has long been an idea surrounded with mystery and confusion. Aristotle ridiculed the idea, Galileo threw aside in disgust, and Newton tried to step-side the issue completely. However, Georg Cantor changed what mathematicians thought about infinity in a series of radical ideas. While you really should listen to my full report if you want to learn about infinity, this presentation is simply gets your toes wet in Cantor’s concepts.