The Webinar on Parabolas took place on Saturday, July 1st, 2023 from 2 pm until 3 pm, with Dr. Gregorio Moreno, Professor of Mathematics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, as our invited speaker. This virtual event was free and open to the general public.
The invited speaker began the virtual event by defining what a parabola is. Gregorio Moreno then described several examples of where we can find parabolas, like in hanging bridges, in water flow, in satellite dishes, among others. The speaker also mentioned how parabolas were discovered by different cultures independently and what their relation is with optimization problems.
