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What Is Projective Geometry?
When: Thursday, September 25th at 5 pm
Where: 351 Avery Hall
Title: What Is Projective Geometry
Presenter: Anna Brosowsky, Post-Doc Professor of Mathematics at UNL
Abstract: In geometry class, you learn about Euclid's five axioms for the Euclidean plane and how these are the building blocks for all of the beautiful theorems of planar Euclidean geometry. But have you ever wondered what geometry would look like if we started with a different, simpler set of axioms instead? In this talk, we'll cover the three axioms for a projective plane and the theorems they yield. Since these axioms are so much simpler than Euclid's, we will also see that there are in fact many different kinds of projective planes. Finally, we will look at how projective geometry connects to combinatorics, algebra, and the art of perspective drawing.
Pizza and Pop will be served!
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