Maths Week 2013 - Bookings now being taken (posted:13/09/13)
Professor Peter Lynch, School of Mathematical Sciences, UCD. Author of "That's Maths" column in the Irish Times will be holding two lectures on Tuesday October 15th for Maths Week 2013...
Title: Beautiful, Useful and Fun: That’s Maths
Speaker: Professor Peter Lynch, School of Mathematical Sciences, UCD. Author of "That's Maths" column in the Irish Times
Abstract:
"Maths is everywhere. Computers, communications and the internet work on mathematical principles. The Facebook network is a huge graph and maths can help us to understand it. Smart phones, iPods and SatNavs depend on the application of maths. The pharmaceuticals that cure us and control disease are made possible through mathematics. Weather forecasts are made by mathematical models. Agricultural production is made more efficient, and forensic medicine and crime detection depend on maths. Maths now reaches into every corner of our lives. There is no doubt that maths is enormously useful. In this talk I hope to show that it is also beautiful, and can be great fun.”
Location: Science Centre East, Auditorium E0.08. Building 64 on UCD Belfield Campus map: http://www.ucd.ie/maps/
Date: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Times: Two lectures: 10:00-11:00 and 11:30-12:30 (FULLY BOOKED)
Capacity: (each lecture) 250 seats including teachers
Coach parking available on request in the temporary bus parking area near the Clonskeagh gate.
