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Maths in the City (South King Street / Grafton Street area , from Oct 10, 2009 11:30 AM to Oct 10, 2009 03:00 PM)

Maths Week 2009 kicked off to a great start on Saturday 10th Oct. when an international team of presenters took to the streets in Dublin City Centre to engage the public directly to challenge people’s perceptions of mathematics.

Andrew Jeffrey, Mathemagician @ RDS --ALL SHOWS BOOKED OUT-- (RDS Dublin, from Oct 12, 2009 10:00 AM to Oct 12, 2009 03:00 PM)

Professional magician, former maths teacher and school vice-principal, Andrew Jeffrey has been brought back again this year as his "Magic of Maths" show proved so popular last year.

Maths at the National Wax Museum Plus (Wax Museum College Green Dublin, from Oct 12, 2009 10:00 AM to Oct 17, 2009 04:25 PM)

The newly opened Wax Museum has decided to honour Ireland's most important mathematician,, William Rowan Hamilton. Cover charge applies

DIT - Magic of Maths with Fernando Blasco (DIT Kevin Street Dublin 2, from Oct 12, 2009 11:45 AM to Oct 12, 2009 02:00 PM)

Join one of Spain's best known maths communicators, mathematician and magician, Fernando Blasco for a session of fun maths and also enjoy maths stands with DIT staff and students showing what's fun and cool in maths.

UCD Maths Week Event - Booked Out - (UCD Astra Hall (Student Centre), from Oct 13, 2009 10:30 AM to Oct 13, 2009 12:30 PM)

Lecturers from the UCD Schools of Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Computer Science and Informatics will deliver a series of short talks on a range of topics that involve maths including understanding how the shuffle works on an iPod, exploring the origins of the earth and examining the online world of Googling, YouTube and social networking.

Dr Jennifer Piggott NRICH Cambridge @ Marino (Marino College, Dublin, from Oct 13, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 13, 2009 02:00 PM)

Jenny’s workshops focus on developing problem solving skills in some challenging and entertaining contexts.

Stand up maths in the pub with Kjartan Poskitt (Pub maths - adults only) (Mercantile Pub Dame Street, from Oct 13, 2009 08:00 PM to Oct 13, 2009 11:30 PM)

Tues evening 13th October Stand up maths in the pub with Kjartan Poskitt Dublin (Pub maths - adults only) Alchemist cafe: Mercantile Pub Dame Street More info: www.alchemistcafedublin.com

Murderous Maths with Kjartan Poskitt @ DCU (Dublin City University, from Oct 14, 2009 10:00 AM to Oct 14, 2009 12:30 PM)

Kjartan has written over 50 books, including stage musicals, puzzles, codes, astronomy, magic and most recently his new "Urgum the Axeman" novels

DIT - Interactive demonstrations and talks (DIT Kevin Street, from Oct 14, 2009 11:00 AM to Oct 14, 2009 02:00 PM)

A fair of interactive stands with DIT students showing off what's fun and cool in Maths, accompanied by two talks highlighting how maths can be fun, interesting and relevant to our lives with DIT lecturers Maev Maguire and Joe Condon

William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) Ireland's greatest mathematician (Blanchardstown Library, Dublin 15, from Oct 14, 2009 07:00 PM to Oct 14, 2009 08:00 PM)

Dr Fiacre O’Cairbre NUI Maynooth for the South Fingal Heritage Society