Nope, that would be P?l rather than Pal.
:^)
Almost everywhere.
Used to be, but as time went by, the number grew smaller.
Mathematicians seem to move around a bit.
Jerry
On Apr 29, 2005, at 12:44 AM, Bill Holt wrote:
> Well if we're going to be persnickety, Jerry, wasn't his first name
> actually "Pal?" And didn't he teach _everywhere_ for a short time?
> ;)
>
> In all seriousness, I would hope that means that the University has
> several people walking about with a low Erd?s number. That would be
> more impressive to me than ... big statement ... making the final
> four.
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Jerry Yeager wrote:
>
>> Well there should be an ? character in the name Erd?s, but you did
>> get it correct, it is named after (or for -- I tend to get those
>> mixed up quite often) Paul Erd?s.
>> It may surprise you to know that he did teach at UofL for a short
>> time and came back to visit and do some lectures every now and then.
>
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