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PARTICIPATING CENTRES
Connacht
- Galway - National University of Ireland
Dublin
- Alchemist Cafe
- Astronomy Ireland
- Chester Beatty Library
- Dublin - Colaiste Mhuire Marino
- Dublin - Dublin City University
- Dublin - Dublin Institute of Technology
- Dublin - Froebel College of Education
- Dublin - St. Patrick's Drumcondra
- Dublin - Trinity College
- Dublin - University College Dublin
- Dunsink, Royal Canal and Cabra
- Engineers Ireland
- Irish Skeptics Society
- National Museum of Ireland
- RDS Royal Dublin Society
- RIA Royal Irish Academy
Munster
- Blackrock Castle Observatory
- Cork - University College Cork
- Limerick - University of Limerick
- Tralee Institute of Technology
- Waterford Institute of Technology
Rest of Leinster
- Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Maynooth - National University of Ireland
Ulster
- Armagh Planetarium
- Belfast - Stranmillis University College
- Queens University Belfast
- University of Ulster
- W5 Science Centre
Connacht
- Galway - National University of Ireland
Dublin
- Alchemist Cafe
- Astronomy Ireland
- Chester Beatty Library
- Dublin - Colaiste Mhuire Marino
- Dublin - Dublin City University
- Dublin - Dublin Institute of Technology
- Dublin - Froebel College of Education
- Dublin - St. Patrick's Drumcondra
- Dublin - Trinity College
- Dublin - University College Dublin
- Dunsink, Royal Canal and Cabra
- Engineers Ireland
- Irish Skeptics Society
- National Museum of Ireland
- RDS Royal Dublin Society
- RIA Royal Irish Academy
Munster
- Blackrock Castle Observatory
- Cork - University College Cork
- Limerick - University of Limerick
- Tralee Institute of Technology
- Waterford Institute of Technology
Rest of Leinster
- Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Maynooth - National University of Ireland
Ulster
- Armagh Planetarium
- Belfast - Stranmillis University College
- Queens University Belfast
- University of Ulster
- W5 Science Centre
Maths Week 2009
Irish Times Maths Week Puzzles
Solution to the Jumping Frog
Leaping Frogs
Maths Week Puzzle from the Irish Times Wednesday 14th 2009
This is popular logistics problem that can be enjoyed as a game. Seven lily pads aligned in a straight line float on a pond. Six of the lilies have each a frog on them, with the centre lily empty and each frog faces the centre. The three frogs on the left are male and the three frogs on the right are female. A frog can jump onto the next pad if it is free or jump over one other frog onto a free lily pad. As an added proviso frogs can only jump forward. How can the male and female frogs change side? It will be fun to try using six coins, perhaps three one euro and three two euro coins.
There are 15 jumps required. Click here to see how its done...
Making 100
puzzle from Tuesday 13th
IT IS possible to make up 100 using all the digits 1 through 10 (10 may be used as 10 or 1 and 0). You can insert operators (plus, minus, multiply and divide) between them as you wish, but you must use all the digits only once and in that order.
For example, 123 plus 45 minus 67 plus 8 minus 9 times 1 plus 0 equals 100. How many more ways can you find to make 100?
I dont know how many ways you can make up 100, but I gave up after these:
123+45-67+8-9x1+0 = 100
1x2+3-4-5+6+7-8+9x10 = 100
1x2x3x4x5-6-7-8-9+10 = 100
12x3+45-6+7+8+9+1+0 = 100
12-3-4-5-6+7+89+10 = 100
1-2-3-4+5+6+78+9+10 = 100
Hadn't time to do any more what with there being so many events on for Maths Week, but the first rainy day....
If you've more send in your list and we'll post them.
www.mathsweek@wit.ie
Maths in the Streets a major success
Maths Week started on Saturday 10th with Maths in the Street in Dublin City Centre
Crowds joining in the fun at Maths in the Street, Dublin
The strongest team of maths outreach ever fielded in Ireland comprisingaround 20 Maths-soc students from TCD & UCD with Primary and Secondary Teachers and third level lecturers spent the day entertaining and amazing shoppers (and quite a few Italian supporters) at the top of Grafton Street.
16th of October is the centre piece of Maths Week Ireland
for on the 16th October in 1843 William Rowan Hamilton, Ireland's greatest mathematician, in a flash of inspiration saw the equations of quaternions in his mind's eye and scratched them in the wall of Broome Bridge at the Royal Canal in Cabra. Now over 150 years later we have a full week throughout the Island of Ireland celebrating mathematics and its applications ....
Maths Week Ireland aims to raise awareness, appreciation and understanding of mathematics for all. Maths is needed in today's world and those people with poor proficiency in maths will be disadvantaged in life. In addition we need to encourage more young people to work harder at maths in school to progress on to areas such as maths itself, engineering, science, accountancy etc. All too common we hear people say "I can't do maths" and this leads to an idea that you have to be hardwired for maths. Of course, not everyone will become a top mathematician but everyone can do better than they do and many could learn to enjoy maths if we can break this "cycle of fear". The events of Maths Week are designed to present maths as interesting, challenging and yet rewarding - and yes, even fun!
Founded in 2006, Maths Week Ireland has been growing every year. The difficult economic times are making it more challenging to present events but starkly underline the importance of promoting maths. Because of this we are striving harder than ever to keep Maths Week growing.
Maths Week Ireland is run as a partnership between groups interested in the promotion of mathematics. Maths Week Ireland was founded and is coordinated by CALMAST at Waterford IT.
We are currently planning events for all around the Island and have begun posting them on this site under "events". However schools are the cornerstone of Maths Week as schools throughout the island run events and activities themselves. There is information in this site that will give you a flavour of what's on offer and also ideas for you can do in school. There are ideas and resources available for schools - click on the activities button at the top.
Top News Stories
Maths Week Ireland 2009 a great success!
The 4th Maths Week Ireland has been the biggest ever with participation throughout the island according to main organiser, Eoin Gill. " The week itself is over but the impact must be sustained throughout the year. Reports from all partner centres indicate that it was bigger and better. We are working on an initiative to sustain the awareness with activities throughout the rest of the school year. Plans for next year already promise more widespread participation and more diverse activity." In the meantime to catch up on events through newsprint, radio and TV coverage: daily in the Irish Times, radio programmes such as Morning Ireland, Tubridy Show, Dave Fanning Show on RTE and LMFM, 4FM, WLR, Dublin City FM, Beat FM. News on 2 and News Todat on RTE2 Television.
Hamilton's board game on display at RIA for Maths Week
Hamilton's Icosian Boardgame will be on public display in the Reading Room in the library in the Royal Irish Academy on 19 Dawson St., Dublin from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday Oct. 11 to Friday Oct. 16.
Kjartan Poskitt on Dave Fanning Tuesday
kjartan talks maths with Dave Fanning RTE 2FM 6 - 8 pm Tues13th