Lunch Time Puzzles at DKIT
Dundalk IT Maths lecturers Shane Dowdall & Seamus Bellew present Lunch time Puzzles Date: Monday 14th October 2019 Times: 1.00pm – 2:00pm Location: Dundalk IT, Starbucks Café Audience: Public Booking: Open to the Public
Maths in the Round at City Hall
Audience: Primary Fifth and Sixth The Maths Week crew will be teaming up with a host of international presenters for a special live pop-up maths event in Dublin City Hall this Maths Week. We will have shows and activities for fifth and sixth class pupils featuring Paco Gomez, the Maths Museum of Catalonia, Douglas Buchanan,
Kjartan Poskitt, Murderous Maths
Suitable for primary school pupils (5th-6th class). Kjartan Poskitt, best-selling author of the Murderous Maths book series, brings his fun filled show to the Helix in what promises to be a thrilling spectacle for primary fifth to sixth classes! Kjartan previously worked in TV where he wrote and presented for Anne Wood (creator of the
Colin Wright – Juggling; Theory and Practice
Audience: TY to 6th year second level students. Juggling has fascinated people for centuries. Seemingly oblivious to gravity, the skilled practitioner will keep several objects in the air at one time, and weave complex patterns that seem to defy analysis. In this talk the speaker demonstrates a selection of the patterns and skills of juggling
Maths Magic with Dr. Fernando Blasco
Audience: Secondary school, first year. 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 calculations. He is absolutely convinced that
Maths in the Round at City Hall
Audience: Primary Fifth and Sixth The Maths Week crew will be teaming up with a host of international presenters for a special live pop-up maths event in Dublin City Hall this Maths Week. We will have shows and activities for fifth and sixth class pupils featuring Paco Gomez, the Maths Museum of Catalonia, Douglas Buchanan,
THE SET GAME with Dr Aoife Hennessy
Audience: 1st / 2nd year Secondary. The Set Game with WIT Mathematics Lecturer Dr Aoife Hennessy. An exciting workshop revolves around a challenging and enjoyable card game with a rich mathematical structure. In this hands-on workshop participants will explore the combinatorial links that arise through this challenging game. Throughout the game they will strengthen their
The Shape of Escape: The maths of Crowd Behaviour
Suitable for 4th, 5th and 6th Year students. How many people can you fit into a football stadium or a music festival? How quickly are they all going to be able to get out? These are important questions for event organisers, and they need mathematicians to answer them. In this talk, Aoife Hunt shows how professional consultants
James Soper – Maths and Your Brain
Audience: Secondary. Our brains have evolved to do maths and we are all natural mathematicians. Join psychologist James Soper in Dundalk IT to learn what maths tells us about our brains and how we can make our brains better at maths. Date: Monday 14th October 2019 Times: 11.00am – 12:00pm Location: Dundalk IT Audience: Secondary
Maths Magic with Dr. Fernando Blasco
Audience: Secondary school, first year. 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 calculations. He is absolutely convinced that