Extra Credit (3 points) Attend the talk and write a report on the talk
5 pages with word size 10.
Submit by April 2nd Tuesday in Class.
Date: 3/21/02 3pm-4pm MH 225
An excursion to magic graph theory: Ancient history and recent development.
Abstract: Magic squares were considered as a puzzles for more than
thousand years. Until early 70 mathematicians tried to extend the concept
to magic graphs. I will survey different generalization. After becoming
familiar with the basic terminology and facts in the talk, the audience
will gain an insight into the problems of magic graph theory. The talk
will give a wider audience the opportunity to take part in a dynamic
research process in the area of graph theory, group theory and elementary
number theory.