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SUMMARY:Packing dominoes and other shapes - Professor Imre Leader\, Depart
 ment of Pure Mathematics &amp\; Mathematical Statistics
DTSTART:20161010T170000Z
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:Suppose we have a chessboard (of the usual 8-by-8 variety)\, a
 nd a supply of 32 dominoes (2-by-1 rectangles). It is a simple task to pla
 ce the dominoes\nso that they cover the whole board. But now suppose inste
 ad that we have 31 dominoes\, and our task is to cover the chessboard with
  two opposite corners\nremoved. Can this be done?\n\nThis is an example of
  a `packing' problem. Packings have given rise to some of the most beautif
 ul and visual arguments in mathematics. In this talk we will consider some
  of the `classical' theory and then move on to more recent results.\n\n
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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