Good Times at MathFest 2011 in Lexington
Guest post by Professor Deb Bergstrand, Swarthmore College
Ed Burger’s invited MathFest address on recent work in number theory was masterful. He wowed the crowd at the end when he revealed that the new results he presented were discovered by his SMALL undergraduate research students during the summer of 2010, thus reinforcing his message that the mathematics of tomorrow will be produced by the students of today. Ed’s other direct role at the conference was the invited paper session he organized on “Offering students lessons beyond mathematics, through mathematics.” Continue reading ‘Good Times at MathFest 2011 in Lexington’ »
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