X and the City: “Arithmetic” Applied to Everyday Life - Thursday, October 17, 7:30-9:00 PM

Hofstra University's IDEAS Institute 

presents an informative and humorous introduction to the use of mathematics 

in understanding aspects of city life! 

 

Please join us for:

X and the City: “Arithmetic” Applied to Everyday Life

 

Dr. John Adam, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Old Dominion University  

Thursday, October 17, 7:30-9:00 PM 

Monroe Lecture Center

 California Avenue, South Campus

 

We can use elementary mathematics to explore a wide range of entertaining questions about urban life. These include questions such as the following. How did Princess Dido use the hide of an ox to found the city of Carthage (according to legend)? How do you estimate the number of dental or doctor's offices, gas stations, restaurants, or movie theaters in a city of a given size? How can mathematics be used to understand and even maximize traffic flow through tunnels? What are ‘road-bows’ and rain circles? Why do so-called ‘Taxi-Cab circles’ look like squares? And why is Pi equal to four in the city? Finally, what is the likelihood that your city will be hit by an asteroid? 

 

Join us for this witty look at math!  There will be a book signing following the talk.

 

For more information on Dr. Adam, please visit  http://ww2.odu.edu/~jadam/index.html

 

For more information about the event, contact Robin Zimmerman at robin.zimmerman@hofstra .edu or 516 463-5792

 

This event is free and open to the public.

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