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Mathematics expert to speak Thursday on 'Erdos Magic'

Christopher Blissett
April 25, 2002

Joel Spencer, a professor of mathematics and computer science at the Courant Institute in New York, will give a lecture on "Erdos Magic" on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Center of St. Olaf College. A former collaborator with the brilliant mathematician Paul Erdos, Spencer will discuss his mentor's Probabilitic Method, Number Theory and eccentric personality. The event is free and open to the public.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.