June 2005
Proving the obviously untrue, Dr Colin Turner
Venue: University of Ulster, Jordanstown
17th August 2005
The Teaching of Undergraduate Mathematics on the Internet, Professor Englebrecht
A joint event with UU and The MA
Venue: University of Ulster, Jordanstown
20th October 2005
The Fascinating Quadratic, Dr Tony Donegan
Venue: Queens University, Belfast
25th November 2005
30th Anniversary Celebration of the Irish Branch of the IMA
Abstract
The event included a number of talks by Professor Tim Pedley FRS (President of the IMA and G.I Taylor Professor of Fluid Dynamics, University of Cambridge); Professor John McWhirter FRS (Immediate Past President of the IMA and senior fellow, QinetiQ); Professor John Toland FRS (2005/2006 President of the LMS and Professor of Mathematics, University of Bath). The talks were followed by a celebratory dinner in Malone Lodge Hotel, Eglantine Avenue and the after dinner speaker was Professor Brendan Goldsmith (Past President of Dublin Institute of Technology).
Venue: Queen’s University, Belfast
26th January 2006
Teaching academics to teach mathematics, Professor Ken Houston
23rd February 2006, 8:00pm
Numerical Solutions of Hamilton’s Equations: A Young Scientists Talk, Michael Mulhall and Francis Wasser (formerly of CBS Synge Street, Dublin and Winners of the 2005 BT Young Scientists Group Award)
A joint meeting with the Irish Mathematics Teachers Association and Irish Mathematical Society
Venue: St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra Road, Dublin
24th May 2006, 4:00pm
Reasoning from evidence: opportunities for the future, James Nicholson (School of Education, University of Durham)
Abstract
Society is placing an increasing emphasis on evidence-based decision making in both public policy and in commercial arenas. However, the current curriculum does little to equip pupils to participate in this process as the evidence invariably is more complex than the one variable, or linearly related two variable contexts which dominate the current curriculum.
A group at Durham are working with secondary school teachers of mathematics, geography, citizenship and business / enterprise to develop curriculum activities which use some new computer based interfaces with multiple variable data to model more complex contexts than are traditionally considered. Examples of the materials will be shown to illustrate the approach and the range of applications. This talk should be of interest to teachers of all subjects which use data in any form – science, psychology, sociology … as well as mathematics, geography, citizenship and business / enterprise.
Venue: Stranmillis University College, Belfast, BT9 5DY
31st May 2006
Sums of Units and Clean Rings, Brendan Goldsmith
Venue: Dundalk
16th October 2006
What is Mathematics and who is it for? Dr Jenny Pigott (Nrich, Cambridge)
A joint initiative with Stranmillis College.
