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All News and Announcements

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Latest announcements

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Latest Announcements

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Celebrate Research, C'mon

There's a celebration going on in MLT3 on June 8. Prof Marston Conder will give the opening address to the Student Research Conference 2009, then fourteen of the department's research students will deliver 25 minute talks on their latest research projects. And just like the 80's Kool and the Gang hit says; this is your celebration - so bring your good times, and your laughter too; we gonna celebrate research with you.

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Autumn Graduands

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Vice Chancellors' visit to the Department

Professor Stuart McCutcheon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland visited the Department on 28 April. He met with the main research groups and teaching teams. We saw this visit as an opportunity to show our solidarity and take it to a new dimension

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New Head of Department and Department Manager

  • Prof James Sneyd is the new Mathematics HoD. Best of luck, James, for the challenges ahead of you!
  • The 2005-2009 Head, A/Prof Bill Barton will resume his functions as Head of the Mathematics Education Unit and vice-president of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). Thank you, Bill, for all your contributions towards the development of the department.
  • Karren Maltseva is the new Department Manager. Welcome Karren!
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New course: Mathematics of Money (MATHS 269)

  • In semester 2, the Department will offer a new, Financial Mathematics - oriented, course: MATHS 269 Mathematics of Money
Students who passed MATHS 150 or MATHS 208 or MATHS 250 or an equivalent course are welcome to enroll. If you encounter any difficulties with your MATHS 269 enrolment, please contact the Mathematics Undergraduate Advisor
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Semester 1

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Undergraduate studies

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Postgraduate studies

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Student news

  • 30 March 2009 Niels Bernhardt has successfully completed his oral PhD examination. He is now postdoctoral researcher in the programme Particles, Strings and the Early Universe: the Structure of Matter and Space-Time at Hamburg University.
  • 24 February 2009 Greg Oates has successfully defended his PhD thesis.
  • 18 February 2009 Elan Gin has successfully completed her PhD oral examination. She has been offered a postdoctoral position in Germany, with the Technical University of Dresden.
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Staff news

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Celebrate Research, C'mon

There's a celebration going on in MLT3 on June 8. Prof Marston Conder will give the opening address to the Student Research Conference 2009, then fourteen of the department's research students will deliver 25 minute talks on their latest research projects. And just like the 80's Kool and the Gang hit says; this is your celebration - so bring your good times, and your laughter too; we gonna celebrate research with you.

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Vice Chancellors' visit to the Department

Professor Stuart McCutcheon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland visited the Department on 28 April. He met with the main research groups and teaching teams. We saw this visit as an opportunity to show our solidarity and take it to a new dimension

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New Head of Department and Department Manager

  • Prof James Sneyd is the new Mathematics HoD. Best of luck, James, for the challenges ahead of you!
  • The 2005-2009 Head, A/Prof Bill Barton will resume his functions as Head of the Mathematics Education Unit and vice-president of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). Thank you, Bill, for all your contributions towards the development of the department.
  • Karren Maltseva is the new Department Manager. Welcome Karren!
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Staff information

  • Jeanette Saunders is the new Teaching Fellow for 2009. Jeanette comes to us from HOD Mathematics at St Cuthberts, and has a long association with mathematics education and teacher development.
  • Dr Alex Morenko, a tutor with the department, has been appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Science at Curtin, University in Malaysia.
  • Dr Malte Peter, a research fellow with the Applied mathematics Unit, has been appointed to a tenure-track professorship in the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Augsburg in Germany. This position is also associated with the new Augsburg Centre for Innovative Technologies
  • Friday 12th December: Promotions 2008 Arkadii Slinko has been promoted to Associate Professor. Vivien Kirk has been promoted over the SL bar with an extra jump. Shayne Waldron and Mike Meylan have been promoted over the SL bar, Helen McKenzie has also been promoted over the bar in the ST scale.


Follow the links below for past years Staff news

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Handbooks

Mathematics Handbooks for Course Information; Mathematics Courses Pathways; Branches of Mathematics; Lectures and Tutorials; FAQ etc.

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2008 Alumni

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In the media

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Newspapers

26 August 2007 In The News - Maths IS Sexy

The recent review of the Mathematics Department has been noticed in the media. Bill Barton spoke to the New Zealand Herald about how we can show prospective students that maths is sexy: Herald article. He was also heard on the National Programme talking to Jim Mora.
The Morning Pirates on Radio Hauraki (23/8/07) had two suggestions of sexy new course names: "Alge-braless" and "Calcu-lust". Thanks guys, we'll let you know how these new courses work out. [Concurrent enrolment recommended. Textbook: "The Joy of Sets", K. Devlin, Springer, 2nd ed., 1993.]
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Radio Interviews

  • 21 March 2007, Philip Sharp was interviewed on Radio Live, about "Colonizing Mars".
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