Math Club's Spring Semester Premiere

In 1750, Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler stated his famous result that, "In any solid enclosed by planes, the sum of the number of solid angles the number of faces exceeds the number of edges by 2." In modern notation, we say that for a polyhedron where the number of faces is F, the number of edges is E, and the number of vertices is V, F - E + V = 2.

The formula is well known, and is used in classroom lessons from grade school to grad school. However, Euler's proof of the formula had a major flaw. What is it? Stop by the Math Club meeting on Friday, January 27, at 3:30 p.m. in Truax room 209 to find out. Our special guest will be UW-Platteville mathematics professor Ben Collins.

There will be door prizes and refreshments. Click here to learn more about this semester's presentations and debates.

Questions?
Contact jsriskandara[at] matcmadison [dot] edu (Sri )at (608) 243-4316.