A few problems of Paul Erdos (solved and unsolved)


Tuesday, April 12, 2005
2:00p.m., Room 304

Jon Kujawa
University of Georgia


Abstract: With 1583 papers and hundreds of collaborators, Paul Erdos was easily one of the most prolific mathematicians of all time. As "the prince of problem solvers and the absolute monarch of problem posers" Erdos could always be depended on to provide innocent looking problems who's solution would illuminate interesting corners of mathematics. For some Erdos even offered cash prizes! In this talk, we will discuss some of problems which interested Erdos. Some are settled, but many are still open. This talk should be accessible to all.