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Math Club

Thursday, March 23rd, 2023

Time: 5:30 p.m.  Place: Jeffery Hall, Room 118

Speaker: Teresa Chiri (¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´)

Title: Dido's Problem: from the foundation of Carthage to the eradication of plant diseases

Abstract: In this talk we will trace the isoperimetric problem from ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Dido to some recent applications. We will discover why we need to study the calculus of variations to construct a larger town, to create more sophisticated materials, and to fight plant diseases