An internationally recognized Brigham Young University mathematics professor will deliver the 30th annual Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecture at Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. in the Pardoe Drama Theater of the BYU Harris Fine Arts Center.
James W. Cannon received the university's most prestigious faculty honor during the University Conference last fall. He is the current holder of BYU's Orson Pratt Chair of Mathematics.Admission to the lecture is free and open to the public.
A reception will follow the lecture in the Art Gallery in the Wilkinson Center. Also planned is a 6 p.m. banquet in the Memorial Lounge of the Wilkinson Center.
Those interested in the reception and the banquet must make reservations through Linda Bishop at the Alumni House, 378-2719, by Friday, Feb. 19.
His lecture topic, "Mathematical Parables," deals with a mathematical tale that "dabbles in history and concept," Cannon said.
"The topic concentrates on people, people involved in an ancient quest to build an effective mathematical model of space," he said.
A world leader in geometric topology, Cannon is internationally recognized as the first person to prove the Double Suspension Theory.