PIZZA SERVED from 11:30 -11:55 in front of Hislop Family Auditorium
TALK STARTS AT 12:00 PM
“Dido’s Problem and the Isoperimetric Inequality”
Presented by
CHEE HAN TAN
Department of Mathematics – Bucknell University
Thursday, February 3, 2022
12:00 P.M. HOLMES HALL – 116 Hislop Family Auditorium
Abstract: What is the shape with a given perimeter that encloses the largest area? In this talk, we will learn about the history of this problem (dating back to 814 BC) and daring attempts by many great mathematicians whose incomplete solutions led to the development of diverse areas in modern mathematics. Finally, we will reveal the answer and discuss how to solve the problem.