25th October 2011, 6:30pm
Juggling theory and practice, Colin Wright
Abstract
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.
Colin Wright graduated in 1982 from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, with a B.Sc.(Hons) in Pure Mathematics, and went on to receive his doctorate in 1990 from Cambridge University, England. Colin spends a lot of time giving talks in schools and for other organisations to try to convince people that maths is exciting, relevant, interesting and worth-while.
In this talk the speaker demonstrates a selection of the patterns and skills of juggling while at the same time developing a simple method of describing and annotating a class of juggling patterns. By using elementary mathematics these patterns can be classified, leading to a simple way to describe those patterns that are known already, and a technique for discovering new ones.
Venue: Room B3.02, Zeeman Building, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
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