PURE MATHEMATICS-JOINT COLLOQUIUM
Published on the 10 Mar 2005
Counting on Determinants
Speaker: Prof. Arthur T. Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College)
Date: Friday, 18 March 2005
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Carslaw 273, University of Sydney
We demonstrate how determinants solve many interesting combinatorial problems, and how many interesting theorems about determinants can be viewed combinatorially. Applications to Pascal's Triangle, Fibonacci numbers and Catalan numbers will also be given. We end with a new combinatorial proof of Vandermonde's determinant.
This talk is based on joint work with Naiomi Cameron of Occidental College and Gregory Dresden of Washington and Lee University.
Enquiries to Catherine Greenhill, 9385 7105, csg@unsw.edu.au