Cardano's Formula for Solving a Cubic
Date and Time
Thursday, January 11, 2024
10:00 to 11:50 am
Location
This is an in-person event.
Contact
Christina Wagner
wagnerc@arc.losrios.edu
(916) 484-8558
Facilitated by: Ted Ridgway, Mathematics
You have taught your students how to solve an equation with a factorable cubic polynomial. You may even have batted away questions about cubics that aren’t factorable, confident in the knowledge that there’s a formula for that. But have you ever looked into the eyes of those cubics, and what those formulas do to them? Have you ever seen how horribly they can express “x=2”? An eminent guest lecturer will help guide us through an exploration of horrors that we’d rather avoid.
Attendance at this professional development activity is limited to LRCCD employees and invited participants.