Michael W. Ecker

Topic Areas:

• Recreational mathematics - including paradoxes, number tricks, etc.
• Mathemagical Black Holes - (essentially a kind of attractor).
• Function Pathology
• Linking All Pythagorean Triples

Prepared Talks:

• Mathemagical Black Holes 
• Many of the best recreations have a common theme. Start with a number, perform some process over and over, and always arrive at one particular number - the mathemagical black hole. 
• Paradoxes
• How can you pass your body through a postcard? Can a surface really hold a finite volume of paint but not be painted? How does this last example relate to fractals, the von Koch snowflake, and the human intestines? What's the deal with time travel? How can removing balls from an urn lead to no balls or infinitely many?

Contact Information:

• Institution: Pennsylvania State University Wilkes-Barre Campus
• Phone Number: (Home) (570) 675-4858
• e-Mail Address: DrMWEcker@aol.com or MWE1@psu.edu

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