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Kieval Lecture Secrets of Mental Math Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College 4:30 PM - Bache Auditorium - 228 Malott Hall Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Join us at 4:00 PM in 532 Malott Hall for refreshments before the talk. Dr. Arthur Benjamin is a mathematician and a magician. In his entertaining and fast-paced performance, he will demonstrate and explain how to mentally add and multiply numbers faster than a calculator, how to memorize 100 digits of pi, how to figure out the day of the week of any date in history, and other amazing feats of mind. He has presented his mixture of math and magic to audiences all over the world. His TED talk is one of the most popular talks given with over 5 million views.

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Kieval Lecture

Secrets of Mental Math

Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College

4:30 PM - Bache Auditorium - 228 Malott Hall

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Join us at 4:00 PM in 532 Malott Hall for refreshments before the talk.

Dr. Arthur Benjamin is a mathematician and a

magician. In his entertaining and fast-paced

performance, he will demonstrate and explain

how to mentally add and multiply numbers

faster than a calculator, how to memorize

100 digits of pi, how to figure out the day of

the week of any date in history, and other

amazing feats of mind. He has presented his

mixture of math and magic to audiences all

over the world. His TED talk is one of the most

popular talks given with over 5 million views.