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- SMP 11/15/08 | Non-Euclidean Sports and the Geometry of Surfaces | Speaker: Richard Canary
- SMP 11/8/08 | What Physics Has To Do with Brain Function | Speaker: Michal Zochowski
- SMP 11/1/08 | Tricks with Light: How Microscopy Reveals the Biological World | Speaker: Jennifer Ogilvie
- SMP 10/25/08 | Buddhism and Science | Speaker: Donald Lopez
- SMP 10/18/08 | The Large Hadron Collider: The World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator | Speaker: Homer Neal
- SMP 10/11/08 | A Current Perspective on Great Lakes Water Levels | Speaker: Frank H. Quinn
- SMP 10/4/08 | Revealing the Building Blocks of Our Universe | Speaker: Aaron Pierce
- SMP 9/27/08 | Superstring Cosmology: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Inflation | Speaker: Scott Watson
- SMP 9/20/08 | A Physicist Looks at Brain Tumors | Speaker: Leonard Sander
- SMP 9/13/08 | A Panel Discussion of Complicite's "A Disappearing Number" | Speaker: The University Musical Society
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- Seminars & Colloquia
Saturday, November 15, 2008
5:00 AM
170 & 182 Dennison Building
Speaker: Professor Richard Canary (U-M Mathematics)
There are three “nice” two-dimensional geometries: spherical, Euclidean and hyperbolic. In order to understand hyperbolic geometry, Professor Canary will discuss its impact on various sports. He will examine the classification of surfaces and their natural geometries. Lastly, he will conclude with a brief look at recent progress on the geometrization of 3-dimensional spaces.Detailed Information
All talks are free and refreshments will be served. Visitor parking for the seminars (Central Campus) is across the street from the Dennison Building in the U-M Church Street structure. There is a $2.00 parking charge implemented by U-M Parking Services.
Contact Information
For more information regarding the Saturday Morning Physics series, see the Physics Department website, or call 734.764.4437