Past Events
Events which have already happened.
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Tralee - Maths Family Fun
(from
Oct 15, 2009 07:00 PM to
Oct 15, 2009 08:30 PM)
- A fun evening at Tralee IT Aimed at families with children in Primary Level Schools
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Cork - Andrew jeffrey @ Tyndall UCC
(UCC Tyndall, from
Oct 15, 2009 10:00 AM to
Oct 15, 2009 03:00 PM)
- Three shows : 10 am, 11:30 am & 2 pm
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Limerick: What are the Odds?, Nadia Baker NRICH
(MACSI, University of Limerick, from
Oct 15, 2009 12:00 AM to
Oct 15, 2009 12:00 AM)
- Outreach lecture by Dr Nadia Baker, Cambridge. Is it worth playing the lottery? How can you increase your chances of winning a game? If it sounds too good to be true, what haven’t you been told? Can you spot a scam before you fall for it? Nadia Baker from the Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge will reveal some of the hidden mathematics in our lives, helping to make sense of the world in situations involving risk, probability, chance and uncertainty.
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Tralee - 3-D surfaces and their Geometry
(from
Oct 14, 2009 07:00 PM to
Oct 14, 2009 08:00 PM)
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Cork: Andrew Jeffrey, Blackrock Castle - Booked Out -
(Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork, from
Oct 14, 2009 10:00 AM to
Oct 14, 2009 02:00 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.
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Probability and Making Bad Decisions. Dr Padraig Kirwan, WIT
(Waterford Institute of Technology, from
Oct 14, 2009 11:45 AM to
Oct 14, 2009 12:45 PM)
- Probability is an area of Mathematics that stemmed from a question about throwing two dice. It is frequently applied to real-life situations in a bad way. In this talk we will examine examples of this, such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial and the explosion of the Space Shuttle in 1986
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Andrew Jeffrey, Mathemagician, Waterford
(Waterford Institute of Technology, from
Oct 13, 2009 09:30 AM to
Oct 13, 2009 01:30 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.
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Morning of Maths - Booked Out-
(UL, from
Oct 12, 2009 09:45 AM to
Oct 12, 2009 01:30 PM)
- To celebrate Maths Week the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL) and the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI), both centred at the University of Limerick, invite you to a morning of activities ideal for Primary School students from 3rd and 4th class.
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MP3 - How does your iPod work? Michael McCarthy, WIT
(Waterford Institute of Technology, from
Oct 12, 2009 12:15 PM to
Oct 12, 2009 01:15 PM)
- When we think of MP3's, maths is not immediately what comes to mind. However, did you know that the trigonometry we learn in Leaving Certificate maths is used to make MP3’s?
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The Geometers Sketch pad: Anne Daly Walshe, WIT
(Waterford Institute of Technology, from
Oct 12, 2009 09:30 AM to
Oct 12, 2009 12:15 PM)
- Learn the fun of geometry using the computer based geometers sketchpad. Participants will be guided in the use of the package, create their own designs and explore the maths involved.
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Mind your Money – Richard Burke, WIT
(Waterford Institute of Technology, from
Oct 12, 2009 09:30 AM to
Oct 12, 2009 10:30 AM)

