Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Dr. Jennifer Roche of the College of Wooster was the guest speaker at a colloquium hosted by the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Mathematics and Computer Science Department Oct. 16.
Her presentation was "An Introduction to Partition Theory."
A partition of a positive integer n is a way of writing n as the sum of positive integers. Partitions, parts, the number of possible partitions of any integer n, and a brief history of the subject were discussed.
Contact ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Mathematics and Computer Science Department at (724) 946-7284 or visit for additional information.Â