Event Details
How Many Queens Does it Take to Cover a Chessboard?
Presenter: Professor C.M. Mynhardt - Department of Mathematics, University of South Africa
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Date: Tue, January 30, 2001
Time: 15:30:00 - 00:00:00
Place: Clearihue Building, Room A-201
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT:
Mathematical problems on chessboards have been studied for centuries. Many remain unsolved to date, including the so-called queens covering problem. Professor Mynhardt, a renowned graph theorist, will discuss this and related problems along with computer methods designed to help solve them. She is the only woman to have received an 'A' research rating by the South African National Research Foundation, has served on the Council of the South African Mathematical Society, is a Founder Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.
The Women Scholars Lecture series was established by the Vice-President Academic and Provost, University of Victoria.