University of Connecticut
Department of Mathematics
UConn Math Club

Milena Hering
(UConn)
Pick's Formula
MSB 319 - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 5:30 pm
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  Pick’s formula gives the area A of a lattice polygon in terms of the number of its interior points, I, and the number of lattice points on its boundary, B: the formula is A = I + B/2 – 1. In this talk I will give a proof of Pick’s formula and sketch some of its relations with algebraic geometry, as well as generalizations to higher-dimensional lattice polytopes.  
   

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