# Curves in Honour of Leibniz's Tercentenary

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Kenneth Falconer, Professor Jan van Maanen
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/curves-honour-leibnizs-tercentenary)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This year’s tercentenary of the death of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz puts Leibniz in the limelight - which is deserving both because of his involvement in challenging aspects of mathematics as well as his friendly diplomacy towards other mathematicians. The main speaker, Professor Jan van Maanen will discuss Leibniz (1646-1716) and the Curve of Quickest Descent, preceded by shorter presentations by Dr Snezana Lawrence on Hold on to Your Chairs!

## Lectures

1. [Fractal Curves: From the Esoteric to the Ubiquitous](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-curves-honour-leibnizs-tercentenary/242277bb84e0) (YouTube)
2. [Leibniz (1646-1716) and the Curve of Quickest Descent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-curves-honour-leibnizs-tercentenary/9dde82856fe2) (YouTube)