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Mathematical Sciences is organizing the annual Kliakhandler lecture series. Professor Bruce Sagan from Michigan State University will be guest speaker this year. He specializes in enumerative, algebraic, and topological combinatorics.His book The Symmetric Group is considered a classic and he has recently published a new book Combinatorics: The Art of Counting.Sagan is also a folk musician playing music from Scandinavia, England, and Bulgaria on traditional instruments. He has recorded four albums, is working on a fifth, and has composed over 30 tunes.
“Fun with Binomial Coefficients,” Public Lecture
5– 7 p.m. Thurs,Oct 9 | Fisher Hall 138
Note* 5-6 pm lecture followed by interactive Q and A session with speaker
