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Multiplication Tricks Mathematicians DON’T Want You To Know

October 29, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

University of Pennsylvania DRL A8

Speaker: Miguel Lopez

Abstract: Have you ever wondered how two billion-digit integers are multiplied together? No? Well, this week we will talk about how everyone’s favorite grade school activity was perfected as recently as last year. We will also discuss fast matrix multiplication and how little is known on the fastest multiplication schemes, even for 3×3 matrices!