Bernd Sturmfels: The Quadratic Formula Revisited
Time: Wed 2026-06-24 15.00 - 16.00
Location: KTH, Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/69560887455
Participating: Bernd Sturmfels, (UC Berkley)
Abstract: High school students learn how to express the solution of a quadratic equation in one unknown in terms of its three coefficients. Why does this formula matter? We offer an answer in terms of discriminants and data. This lecture invites the audience to a journey towards non-linear algebra.
https://www.digitalfutures.kth.se/event/distinguished-lecture-prof-bernd-sturmfels-max-planck-institute-leipzig-and-uc-berkeley/