Maths Week Events at NUI Galway
The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics at NUI Galway
will host a number of events as part of Maths Week Ireland 13-21 October to
promote appreciation, understanding and awareness of maths in society.
On Friday, 19 October, Andrew
Jeffrey, also known as “The Mathemagician” will give workshops to primary and secondary school
audiences at NUI Galway. Andrew is a teacher, lecturer, magician, and
keynote speaker and has been described as a mathematical evangelist. He is
the author of several books, including Be A Wizard With Numbers, Magic for
Kids, 100 Top Tips for Top Maths Teachers, Top 20 Maths Displays, and the
new Cool, Calm and Calculators. A former vice-principal, Andrew believes
that the fundamentals of mathematics can be taught via practical experiments
and travels Europe inspiring and entertaining teachers and students alike
with his Magic of Maths shows.
Dr David O'Keeffe,
one of the organisers of Maths Week events at NUI Galway, reports:
"The concept behind Maths Week is to illustrate the relevance and
beauty of this subject in a fun and interactive way. It coincides with
a mathematical discovery made by Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Ireland's
greatest mathematician, who in a flash of inspiration while walking
along the Royal Canal in Dublin on 16 October 1843 created a novel
algebraic structure, the so-called "quaternions". Subsquently
quaternions have been used in areas such as computer graphics and
animation in film making."
Also this year's PRISM contest (http://larmor.nuigalway.ie/~garnsworthy/pub_front.ph)
will take place during Maths Week on Thursday, 18 October. Teachers
and schools wishing to participate are asked to email to
prism@nuigalway.ie with their name and email address and the name and
address of the school.
Schools throughout Galway and beyond are encouraged to participate in
these special events to make maths accessible to a wider audience and
schools can register on the Maths Week website, www.mathsweek.ie.
For further information on Maths Week at NUI Galway contact Dr Tim Downing at tim.downing@nuigalway.ie
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