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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.
Kj Dave & Eoin in Studio
Irish Times Maths Week coverage by DICK AHLSTROM, Science Editor
Events will help people of all ages to figure out mathematics
How trigonometry makes waves and lets you hear music on your iPod
Old theories help solve web problems
Using maths to figure out what you have not been told
Algebra's long journey from abstract to applied
Canal-side pilgrimage recalls inspired piece of vandalism
Radio Coverage Below:
Fri - Maths Week on Morning Ireland,
Matt Parker on Tubridy Thurs,
Kjartan Poskitt on Dave Fanning Wed, Listen Here
Andrew Jeffrey on WLR Wed, Andrew Jeffrey on 4 FM, Sean Duke Science Spin on Dublin City FM Thursday 15th 3.30 pm, Eoin Gill on Dublin City FM, Fiacre O'Cairbre on LMFM Smiderini Show Sunday 11th 7.30 - 9 pm ,Sean Delaney on Dublin City FM interviews Prof Jo Boaler on Sunday 11th 7.30 - 8pm
Stories from the history of mathematics' LMFM (Louth Meath FM) radio, Smidirini show will have Fiacre O'Cairbre talking about Stories from the history of mathematics. Sun 11th 7.30 - 9 pm.
Sunday, October 11th, 19:30 - 20:00
Radio interview by Seán Delaney with Professor Jo Boaler (University of Sussex)
about teaching and learning maths on
Inside Education on Dublin City FM
103.2 FM in Dublin area,
online here - at www.dublincityfm.ie and
podcasts afterwards at www.insideed.com.
Sean Dukes New show Science Spin started 8th October - every Thursday at 3.30 pm. On Thursday 15th he will feature Dr Fiacre O'Cairbre on Hamilton.
More info at
http://www.podomatic.com/profile/sciencespin