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Fourth - 2006
The Fourth Annual Preskenis Dinner Meeting was held on Thursday, May 4,
2006. Dr. Edward Burger, Williams College, gave a
presentation
titled "How To Always Win At Limbo or You Can Sum Some Of The Series
Some Of The Time, And Some Of The Series None Of The Time... But Can You
Sum Some Of The Series ALL Of The Time?"
Dr. Burger is the 2000 winner of the NES/MAA Award for Distinguished
College or University Teaching and the 2001 winner of the MAA's Deborah
and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University
Teaching of Mathematics.
Abstract: Have you ever gone out with someone for a while and
asked yourself: "How close are we?" This presentation will answer that
question by answering: What does it mean for two things to be close to
one another? We'll take a strange look infinite series, dare to mention
a calculus student's fantasy, and momentarily consider transcendental
meditation. In fact, we'll even attempt to build some very exotic series
that can be used if you ever have to flee the country in a hurry: we'll
either succeed or fail... you'll have to attend to find out. Will you be
at the edge of your seats? Perhaps; but if not, then you'll probably
fall asleep and either way, after the talk, you'll feel refreshed. No
matter what, you'll learn a sneaky way to always win at Limbo.
Dinner Meeting
Program
We thank Key College Publishing for its support of the 2006
NES/MAA Dinner Meeting in Memory of Kenneth J. Preskenis.
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