Fixed Points

Presents a lecture by Professor Solomon Lefschetz in which he describes how his 'MAGIC NUMBER' applies to determine whether a surface has the fixed-point property. Provides an introduction describing Lefschetz' career and achievements.

More in MAA Individual Lecturers Series

  1. What Is An Integral, Pt 1, Integrals Are Averages 1965
  2. What Is An Integral, Pt 2, Averages Are Integrals 1965
  3. Differential Topology, Lecture 1 1966
  4. Differential Topology, Lecture 2 1966
  5. Differential Topology, Lecture 3 1966
  6. Fixed Points 1966
  7. Gottingen And New York - Reflections On A Life In Mathematics 1966
  8. Mr Simplex Saves The Aspidistra 1966
  9. NIM and Other Oriented Graph Games 1966
  10. Pits, Peaks And Passes, A Lecture On Critical Point Theory, Pt 1 1966
  11. Pits, Peaks And Passes, A Lecture On Critical Point Theory, Pt 2 1966
  12. Predicting at random 1966
  13. What Is Mathematics And How Do We Teach It 1966

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record