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Cédric Villani May 2-5, 2017 Vogue Theatre, Downtown Vancouver & University of British Columbia www.pims.math.ca @pimsmath facebook.com/pimsmath The Hidden Beauty of Mathematics PIMS and the Wall Exchange Welcomes IMPORTANT DATES: TUE MAY 2, 7:00pm: Peter Wall Lecture at Vogue Theatre WED MAY 3, 3:00pm: PIMS Math Seminar at UBC FRI MAY 5, 3:00pm: PIMS Distinguished Lecture at UBC All events are free and open to the public! It has been said that mathematics is the poetry of science. Professor Cédric Villani will discuss the beautiful intersection where mathematics and art meet, showing how both of these disciplines seek to illuminate the hidden beauty in the world. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: http://www.pims.math.ca/CedricVillani Cédric Villani is the Director of the Institut Henri Poincaré, France’s prime and oldest international institute for research in mathematical sciences. He has received many mathematical awards, including the Fields Medal in 2010, often considered the most prestigious in mathematics. His books on gas theory and optimal transport theory have become classics.

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Page 1: PIMS and the Wall Exchange Welcomes Cédric Villani · The Hidden Beauty of Mathematics PIMS and the Wall Exchange Welcomes IMPorTanT DaTES: TUE MaY 2, 7:00pm: Peter Wall Lecture

Cédric VillaniMay 2-5, 2017

Vogue Theatre, Downtown Vancouver &University of British Columbia

www.pims.math.ca @pimsmath facebook.com/pimsmath

The Hidden Beauty of Mathematics

PIMS and the Wall Exchange Welcomes

IMPorTanT DaTES:

TUE MaY 2, 7:00pm: Peter Wall Lecture at Vogue Theatre WED MaY 3, 3:00pm: PIMS Math Seminar at UBCFrI MaY 5, 3:00pm: PIMS Distinguished Lecture at UBC

all events are free and open to the public!

It has been said that mathematics is the poetry of science. Professor Cédric Villani will discuss the beautiful intersection where mathematics and art meet, showing how both of these disciplines seek to illuminate the hidden beauty in the world.

rEgISTraTIon InForMaTIon: http://www.pims.math.ca/CedricVillani

Cédric Villani is the Director of the Institut Henri Poincaré, France’s prime and oldest international institute for research in mathematical sciences. He has received many mathematical awards, including the Fields Medal in 2010, often considered the most prestigious in mathematics. His books on gas theory and optimal transport theory have become classics.