These talks will be self-contained presentations of mathematical concepts and theorems. They are intended to be accessible to all mathematics students Coffee, tea and drinks will be provided.
 
 

 
Instead of bidding in an auction, Queen Dido has to practically solve the classical isoperimetric problem in order to acquire her property.

Here is the problem:

Among all possible closed curves of a given length, find those for which the area of the enclosed inner region is maximal.

We'll discuss its solution.