报告题目：Mayan Mathematics:  The Mayan Number System and the Significance of Zero

报告人：Dr. Mary Goetting, Professor of Mathematics

报告时间：2024年12月17日8：30

报告地点：第一教学楼206

报告摘要：We will work through an activity in which we decode the Mayan number system from a page of the Dresden Codex. We will then discuss the importance of the number zero to the Mayans and compare this to the use of zero in other civilizations.

专家简介：Dr. Goetting teaches calculus, statistics and proof to her students. Her students collect performance data and collaborate to run data analyses and present the results.