University of Georgia

Mathematics Department Colloquium

Thomas F. Banchoff

Brown University

President, Mathematical Association of America

March 30, 2000

Interactive Geometry on the Internet: Exploring Surfaces in Four-Space


Abstract: Interactive computer graphics and the Internet provide new opportunities for direct investigation of surfaces in three- and four-dimensional space, and for presenting fresh insights to our colleagues and students. This presentation will feature a totally electronic journal for papers that can't be published on paper, virtual art gallery and library exhibits, paperless math classes, and the Math Awareness Month interactive poster. Topics will range from multivariable calculus and differential geometry to the geometry of characteristic classes.