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Phone: (407) 823-6284;   Fax: (407) 823-6253;   MAP  207 2006-2007 MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM SERIES 04/17/07 Colloquium Dr. Bruce Berndt Department of Mathematics University of Illinois The Five Strangest, Most Fascinating, Most Interesting Results in Ramanujan's Lost Notebook Abstract:  Many of Ramanujan'sresults, especially from his lost notebook, are so strange and surprising that it would seem that no one else, either in the present or the future, would have had the foresight to discover them. Five entries from Ramanujan's lost notebook have been chosen for presentation and detailed discussion. Each of them is surprising. All have been proved, except for one (as of this writing). Most of these five entries have their origins in number theory and/or analysis. The lecture will begin with a 10-15 minute history and description of the lost notebook.