Joint Graduate Student Colloquium

Sam Kim, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo

"I'll prove the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra"

Gauss proved that complex polynomials always admit a root. I'll explain how he came to that conclusion and present a proof that rigorizes his argument in a nice way. You will only need to know a little vector calculus and the intermediate value theorem. If we have time, I'll show you why a flat triangle has angles that add up to π and why a triangle on a sphere doesn't.

MC 5501