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What is mathematics and why does it 'work' ? We will look at some of the ways in which mathematics can tell you things about the world that you can't learn in any other way.
What is mathematics and why does it 'work' ? We will look at some of the ways in which mathematics can tell you things about the world that you can't learn in any other way. We will see how computers have extended the reach of human mathematicians, discover the simple nature of many 'hard' problems that no computer can solve, learn how to win at dice, understand how to coach some Olympic sports champions, and even discover whether the Premier Football League is just a random process. We meet the modern concepts of chaos and fractals, and see how they shed light on Abstract Expressionist art and art fraud.
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19 May 2005 at 5:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour |
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Venue: |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge |
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Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge |
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Free |
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Admission to the lecture is free but by ticket only. For tickets please contact Alison Boyle, Millennium Mathematics Project, tel: 01223 766839 or email mmp@maths.cam.ac.uk. |
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Level: suggested age range 16+ and general public |
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