Oliver Knill
Talks especially for Highschool Students
Geometry of networksApr 1, 2012Math Circle at NortheasternHandout [PDF], [PDF Slides] [Media for Ipod]
Polyhedra and PolytopesDec 6, 2009Math Circle at NortheasternHandout [PDF], Slides I [PDF][Media for Ipod] Slides II [PDF][Media for Ipod]
Vectorbundle illustrationsSeptember, 2009Some slides shown in a class of Lydia Bieri[PDF], [Ipod]
Technology in the ClassroomMarch 19, 2009Presentation in a class of Andy EngelwardWebpage
Treasure Hunting Perfect Euler BricksFeb, 2009 Mathtable talkHandout [PDF], Treasure map
How Chaos inspires other disciplinesFeb 7, 2008Lecture organized by Society for Creativity and Innovation at Harvard College (general audience)Slides [PDF, 44Meg], Annotations to lecture [PDF],[Media for Ipod, 220Meg]
The oldest unsolved problem in mathematicsDec 2, 2007Math Circle at Northeastern UniversityHandout [PDF], Slides [PDF][Media for Ipod]
The structure from motion problemOctober 29, 2007Colby Colloquium (undergraduate level)Slides [PDF]
On the mathematics of panorama photographyJuly 11, 2007Math NOW series of Harvard Summer school (precalculus level)Slides [PDF]
Mathematics and AI Apr 1, 2007Math Circle at Northeastern University Handout [PDF][Media for Ipod]
ICTM 07: Benefits and Risks of Media and Technology in the ClassroomFeb 15-18, 2007ICTM Boston, 20079 slides and paper draft [PDF]
A lecture on Diophantine equations Apr 30, 2006Math Circle at Northeastern UniversityHandout [PDF]
First lectures in Calculus Teaching Sep 13, 2005Harvard UniversityMovie clips [Flash]
Number theory in dynamical system Nov. 5, 2004Tufts ColloquiumSlides [PDF]
A multivariable Chinese remainder theorem and Diophantine approximationApr 11, 2005Brandeis ColloquiumSlides [PDF],Multivariable Chinese remainder theorem [PDF],Curve approximation theorem
Pitfalls in Calculus teaching and learning5/20/05Harvard UniversityDraft [HTML],[PDF]
An hour on complex numbersSeptember 2004Math Warm Up Series Handout [PDF],Problems [PDF]Slides [PDF]
Applications of Subharmonic functionsFeb, 2004MathtableHandout [PDF]
Webpedagogy SeminarJanuary 2004Harvard UniversitySlides [PDF]
Fashion in MathematicsMay 2004Math CircleHandout [PDF]
BilliardsNovember 2003Math CircleHandout [PDF]
Enriching teaching with technologyAug 11, 2003Harvard UniversityDraft [PDF]
On a notion of Integrability March 2002UAB Conference Notes [PDF]
Open problems in Hamiltonian dynamicsOctober 19, 2000Montana State University Bozeman[HTML],[PDF],[GIF]
BilliardsDecember 1999Harvard University (my interview talk of December 17th)Handout [PDF],Ellipse property[PDF]
Oliver Knill, Department of Mathematics, Harvard University, One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. SciCenter 432 Tel: (617) 495 5549, Email: knill@math.harvard.edu. Summer 2011 office hours: Mon-Fri, 4-5 PM (Wed 4:30-5:30)