Sharif Ibrahim's March 2011 Talk
Time and Date: 4:10 pm Tuesday, March 1st
Location: 5W Neill Hall, WSU Mathematics Department
Title: The Role of Counterexamples in Mathematics
Abstract: In this talk, I will present some interesting counterexamples (mainly in calculus/real analysis). The relationship between theorems and counterexamples is explored and I argue for increased exposure to counterexamples in curriculum.
Speaker Bio: Sharif graduated from Walla Walla University in 2005 with a degree in mathematics and is currently a student of Vixie's, working on problems in geometric analysis and their application to various data analysis challenges. He is also a co-author on two papers in preparation "Non-asymptotic Densities for Shapes" and "The Simplicial Flat Norm", both on aspects of geometric measure theory with a view towards data analysis applications.
Background Information for Talk: For those interested in counterexamples and analysis, the first reference that pops to mind is typically, "Counterexamples in Analysis" by Gelbaum and Olmsted, published by Dover.