Check below for Maths Week 2023 events!
This is a hybrid festival, please be sure to check the location, time and dates of all events before booking.
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Free Online General public Family
Puzzle over coffee | General Public
Dundalk Institute of Technology Marshes Upper, Dundalk, Co. LouthVenue: DkIT Coffee Area PJ Carrolls Audience: General Public
Maths Magic with Fernando Blasco | 1st Year
Maynooth UniversityDr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, interested in recreational maths and magic. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, calendars or quick calculations.
The Rediscovery Center: Outreach Primary Maths workshop, Kildare Libraries
Kildare Town Library Kildare Town Library, Claregate St, Kildare, Kildare, LeinsterBOOKED OUT Workshop 2: 16th October 12:30 - 2:00pm Location: Kildare Town Library Contact academy@rediscoverycentre.ie to book your workshop
Maths Magic with Fernando Blasco | 2nd Years
Maynooth UniversityDr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, interested in recreational maths and magic. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, calendars or quick calculations.
Hamilton walk | General Public, Second level students and Staff, Third level students and Staff
Dunsink Observatory Castleknock, Dublin 15The walk commemorates Hamilton's famous creation of a strange new number system, called Quaternions, on the banks of the Royal Canal in Dublin on October 16, 1843. Quaternions now play a fundamental role in computer games and animation, special effects in movies, space navigation, physics, engineering and many other areas. The walk will retrace Hamilton's
Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Day lecture | General Public
Royal Irish Academy Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St, Dublin, DublinJoin the Royal Irish Academy team for Hamilton Day on 16th October with Speaker Professor Wendelin Werner. A Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge, UK, for a session on "How surprisingly intricate are random structures?". Through this lecture, he will discuss how objects chosen randomly from a multitude of possibilities can exhibit unexpected
Maths Talk | Primary & Secondary Schools
ATU, Atlantic Technological University - Donegal, Letterkenny Port Road, Letterkenny, DonegalProfessor Colm Mulcahy will do three one-hour presentations to local national schools and the first year students of our local secondary school in the Letterkenny Campus. Due to high demand for lecture theatres in the ATU Donegal our numbers are restricted to 68 per session. We are already full. Audience: Primary & Secondary Schools Venue:
Proving the Obvious Untrue Maths talk and Pi hunting
Ulster University - Belfast Campus 25-51 York St, BelfastProving the Obvious Untrue Maths talk and Pi hunting with Prof. Colin Turner and Dr Mark McCartney from Ulster University. Venue: University of Ulster, Belfast Campus Audience: for 15-16 years students
Maths activities near Marino College of Education | Primary
Ar 17ú, 18ú agus 19ú, beidh imeachtaí for-rochtana ar siúl. Beidh páistí sa cheantar ag déanamh conair matamaitice, cluichí agus luath- ghníomhaíochtaí matamaiticúla le B.ECE 2, B.Oid 3 and PME 1. / On 17th, 18th and 19th, outreach events will take place. Children from the area will complete maths trails, games and early mathematical activities with students from B. ECE 2, B.Oid 3 and PME 1.
Times Tables Rock Stars
Have your school reach new heights with Ireland Rocks. The online times tables competition that will boost maths confidence alongside accuracy and recall speed. Running alongside Maths Week Ireland the competition is open to all schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Maths is all around us – Bouncing Ball | Primary
Kilsaran National School Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Kilsaran, Castlebellingham, Co LouthMaths is all around us, even in a bouncing ball. Students investigate how a ball bounces, make their own experiment and generate an equation which will predict how high we can make a ball bounce. A fun and interactive workshop to prove that maths is all around us.
The Rediscovery Center : Outreach Primary Maths workshop, Naas Libraries
Naas Community Library Naas Community Library, Harbour View, Naas West, Naas, Co. Kildare, Naas, LeinsterBOOKED OUT Workshop 2: October 17th 9:30- 11:00 pm Location: Naas Library Contact academy@rediscoverycentre.ie to book your workshop
Maths Talk | Primary Schools
ATU, Atlantic Technological University - Sligo Ash Lane, Sligo, SligoATU Sligo is holding a mathematics talk for primary and secondary school kids during Maths Week. The speaker, Dr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, interested in recreational maths and magic. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, calendars or quick calculation.
Rounding and approximation: Uses in real life including money and cooking (Levels 2 and 3) | Adult, Webinar|
ONLINE EventJoin Mary Reardon, a Learning Practitioner at Limerick and Clare ETB, for a workshop on Rounding and approximation. Rounding and approximation can be used to make everyday calculations simpler and data easier to understand. This webinar will look at some practical examples used in real life, showing why being exact with figures is not always the optimal way to do things!
Maths Week TV Mega Quiz with Franz Schlindwein | 5th class-1st year (ROI); P6 – Y8 (NI)
ONLINE EventWhere pupils in their own class, collaborate to work as one team, competing against hundreds of other classes from across the country. Last year we had more than 20,000 pupils participate in the Maths Week Mini and Mega Quiz events, simultaneously. The questions nurture collaboration and communication between classmates and as they are posed by video and not in written form, encourage all pupils to become actively involved. They are great fun too!
What is statistics and how can it be used to estimate how many animals there are in the world?
Maynooth UniversityDr Rafael Morales, Department of Statistics, Maynooth University will present: "What is statistics and how can it be used to estimate how many animals there are in the world?".
Puzzle over coffee | General Public
Dundalk Institute of Technology Marshes Upper, Dundalk, Co. LouthVenue: DkIT Coffee Area PJ Carrolls Audience: General Public
The Rediscovery Center : Outreach Primary Maths workshop, Newbridge Libraries
Newbridge Library Newbridge Library, Athgarvan Rd, Piercetown, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Newbridge, LeinsterBOOKED OUT Workshop 2: October 17th 12:30- 2:00 pm Location: Newbridge Library Contact academy@rediscoverycentre.ie to book your workshop
Maths Talk | Secondary Schools
ATU, Atlantic Technological University - Sligo Ash Lane, Sligo, SligoATU Sligo is holding a mathematics talk for primary and secondary school kids during Maths Week. The speaker, Dr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, interested in recreational maths and magic. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, calendars or quick calculation.
Why is this round moon so square? | Secondary
Prior to Kepler epicycles were used to predict the motion of the planets and their moons. This talk explores the potential motion of planets and moons that follow epicycles.