Ivars Peterson is Director of Publications for Journals and Communications at the Mathematical Association of America in Washington, D.C. As an award-winning mathematics writer, he previously worked at Science News for more than 25 years and served as editor of Science News Online and Science News for Kids. His books include The Mathematical Tourist, Islands of Truth, Newton's Clock, The Jungles of Randomness, and Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art.
Public Lecture
The Jungles of Randomness
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center Main Stage
Winona State University, Winona, Minn.
Other Presentations at Winona State University
Stark Hall, Room 103
Geometreks
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar System
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
Pancake Sorting, Prefix Reversals, and DNA Rearrangements
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Workshop: Communicating Mathematics
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, 3:30 p.m.
