SLAC Association for Student Seminars

Kavli 3rd Floor April 11th Light refreshmentsConference Room 12:30p provided!

How do you measure the impressiveness of a mountain? In this talk, I will define prominence which is a significantly better measure than height or elevation for both how difficult the climb will be and how rewarding the view from the top is. The concept of prominence also has applications to data analysis and extrema finding, of which I will discuss a few examples.

What makes a mountain impressive?Andrew Larkoski