Does
Infinity Have a Size?
If
you talk to mathematicians, they'll tell you infinity, in fact, comes in more
than one size. And you don't have to be a mathematical wizard to see why. I
will discuss what the concept of infinity means in mathematics, and how we can
show that there are multiple types of infinity.
As long as you know how to count, you can see that just as infinity has
many representations in art, it also has many representations in mathematics.
The
following article is the basis for this talk:
Bio:
Jaclyn
Avidon is a member of the Board of Directors of the Amateur Astronomers
Association of New York, a member of the Association’s Education Committee, the
Chair of the Association’s School Outreach Committee, and an instructor for the
Association’s classes. Jaclyn graduated
with honors from Lafayette College with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and a
minor in Mathematics. She spent over two
years researching the subsurface conditions of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa,
including a summer spent at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Jaclyn is a frequently invited guest speaker
at astronomy seminars and currently works in educational technology.
