Koç University, Mathematics Seminar

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 9, 17:30-18:30

Place: SCI Z24

Speaker: Sinan Sertöz (BilkentUniversity)

Title: Şu Matematik Dedikleri

Abstract: Matematik tarihinde dolaşırken aklımıza takılanlar. Babil tabletleri, eski Yunan matematikçileri, İslam matematiği ve Avrupa. Geçmiş, bugünün tarihçilerin düşündüğünden de büyük bir parçasıdır derken ne kadar geriyi düşünüyoruz? Matematik tarihi, bize matematiğin tarihini öğretiyor mu? Biz tarihe kalacak mıyız? Konular, sorular ve sorunlar. Meraklısına muhayyer.

Speaker's Brief Biography: He is a graduate of Darüşşafaka Lisesi , a boarding school in İstanbul, Turkey. He had his B.Sc. at Middle East Technical University in Ankara and his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., Canada . He worked as a research assistant in Gebze at Marmara Research Center of TÜBİTAK, (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey). Then, he joined the Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Science of Bilkent University in Ankara. He received Sedat Simavi Science Award. He also received Bilkent Distinguished Teaching Award.