The 2003
James
"Duke"
Sehnert 
Memorial Lecture

This year's Sehnert lecturer will be

Edward B. Burger

Williams College
Mathematics Teacher, Writer, and Popularizer
Named the 2001-2003 George Polya Lecturer by the Mathematical Association of America

speaking on the topic

Magic with Mathematics: Is the formula faster than the eye?

Monday, October 13, 2003
7:30 p.m.
in the Otto Budig Theater (University Center)

Is mind-reading possible? Can you make your dorm room bigger without throwing out your roommate? Can you break the bank at Vegas with dice? Are you ready for the 2004 presidental election? And perhaps the most compelling question: Do math professors know how to dress? These questions and others will be answered in this entertaining and lively presentation. No mathematical background is necessary and no mathematics will explicitly be discussed. If you hate mathematics, this talk is for you. If the sight of an equation makes you ill, this talk is for you. If you never thought you would ever go to a math lecture, this presentation is for you! This special event is open to the general public. Children and families are invited.

Sponsored by the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at NKU as well as by Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM). For further information, contact Dr. Andy Long at longa@nku.edu or by phone at (859) 572-5794. A campus map is available at www.nku.edu/~library/map/campus.html









We encourage high school teachers and high school students to join us for this special event!


High school teachers: At 6:00 pm, come yourself and bring a few students and join us for a free dinner in the Ballroom of the University Center. If you can make it for dinner, please call the Math Dept. office at (859) 572-5377, by noon on Thursday, October 9, so that we may plan accordingly.

Note: if you want to bring more than two students, be sure to call and check on availability of space for dinner (space may be limited).