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SUMMARY:Steven Strogatz (Cornell University)
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 >Distinguished Speaker Colloquium “Infinite Powers: The story of calculu
 s”</a>\nby Steven Strogatz (Cornell University) as part of Brooklyn Coll
 ege Math Department Events\n\nLecture held in Ingersoll Extension 148.\n\n
 Abstract\nProfessor Strogatz is the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished
  Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Corn
 ell University and he has authored many articles in the New York Times as 
 well as several prize-winning books. He has won numerous awards\, includin
 g the AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award in 2013 for his exceptiona
 l commitment to and passion for conveying the beauty and importance of mat
 hematics to the general public.\n\nIn this talk\, Professor Strogatz will 
 try to clarify the fantastic idea at the heart of calculus. With the help 
 of pictures and stories\, he’ll trace where calculus came from and then 
 show how it — in partnership with medicine\, philosophy\, science\, and 
 technology — reshaped the course of civilization and helped make the wor
 ld modern. This talk is intended for everyone\, whether you’ve taken cal
 culus or not\, and whether you like math or not. By the end\, Prof. Stroga
 tz hopes to convince you that calculus is one of the greatest triumphs of 
 human creativity ever.\n\nRefreshments will be served. Please join us!\n
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