We may have an intuitive idea of what it means for surfaces to be curved, but what does it mean for higher dimensional spaces to be curved

Mese, Chikako

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University of Dayton

University of DaytoneCommonsUndergraduate Mathematics Day Math Events2003Curvature (Abstract)Chikako MeseFollow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.udayton.edu/mth_umdPart of the Mathematics CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Math Events at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in UndergraduateMathematics Day by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact frice1@udayton.edu,mschlangen1@udayton.edu.eCommons CitationMese, Chikako, "Curvature (Abstract)" (2003). Undergraduate Mathematics Day. Paper 3.http://ecommons.udayton.edu/mth_umd/3Undergraduate Mathematics Day at the University of DaytonInvited Talks    Dr. Robert LewandGoucher College The Fourth Annual SchrautMemorial Lecture "How Not To Get Lost While on aRandom Walk"Abstract:  What happens if you go on a random walk?Will you ever return home? Well, sometimes yes (probably) and sometimes no (probably). During this talk wewill derive some elementary identities in combinatorics and then use these results to discover the conditionsthat favor your not getting lost while out on a random walk.   Dr. Chikako MeseConnecticut College   "Curvature"Abstract:   We may have an intuitive idea of what it means for surfaces tobe curved, but what does it mean for higher dimensional spaces to becurved? In this talk, we will try to quantify curvature on a surface and try to extend this notion to threedimensional spaces. We will show that with an understanding of curvature, we can make sense of a universewhich is finite but without boundary. Back to the Conference Home Page

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