Colloquium Mathematics, Prof.dr. J. Top

 

 

Join us for coffee and tea at 15.45 p.m.

 

 

Date: Tuesday, May 10^th 2011

Speaker: Prof.dr. Jaap Top

Room: 5161.0267 (Bernoulliborg),

Time: 16.15

 

 

Title:Vizualizing Surfaces by the Groningen Geometer P.H. Schoute

 

Abstract:

 

The talk discusses three string models on display on the third floor
of our department. They were made by Pieter Hendrik Schoute in 1893.
We will explain why he did this, what the models show, and what was the impact of this
work.

 

  

 

 

 

Colloquium coordinators are Prof.dr. A.C.D. van Enter (e-mail : A.C.D.van.Enter@rug.nl) and

Dr. M.E. Dür (e-mail: M.E.Dur@rug.nl)