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From MathsDept
Each year the Department of Mathematics organises 3-5 public lectures by world-renowned New Zealand or overseas researchers. Lectures in this Series aim to present beautiful or intriguing aspects of Mathematics.
These lectures do not imply any mathematical knowledge but make research topics accessible to school students and to the general public. Follow this link for a complete list of public lectures or email us if you wish to be notifies of the future public lectures.
Recent events for schools included:
Astronomy workshop for Ramarama Primary
Year 5 and 6 school pupils experienced a little of University life when Dr Philip Sharp enthused 60 students from Ramarama Primary School with his Astronomy workshop. The two hour lesson combined group activities and plenty of time for questions from the young enquiring minds. "The talks and activities were pitched at exactly the right level and the children have been bursting with intellectual excitement ever since. On an educational and on a human level this was an outstanding experience," says Ramarama School Deputy Principal Robin Hall. Nov 18
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- Movie screening: Between the Folds: September 2009, 6-8pm, Engineering Building Eng1439, 20 Symonds street
- "Think of a number..." Ivan Reilly's visit to Westlake Boys High School (WBHS) to talk to about 90 year 9 (third form) students from WBHS, Westlake Girls High School, Carmel College and Rosmini College, about "Competition Mathematics", especially Mathematical Olympiads. Everyone did some mathematics, and took home some questions and solutions to all of the problems.
- See also Past Events for Schools and teachers
