Events: detail
Not just about numbers
- Hosted by:
- Gresham College
- Speaker:
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John D Barrow FRS, Gresham Professor of Geometry
- Starts:
- October 09, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Ends:
- October 09, 2008 at 03:00 pm
- Location:
- Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
An overview of different types of mathematics and its applications. What is mathematics and why does it ‘work’? A look at the way mathematics can tell you things about the world that you cannot learn any other way: how computers have extended the reach of humans, the simple nature of many ‘hard’ problems, how to win at dice, modern concepts of chaos and complexity, and whether the Premier Football League is just a random process after all.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Website:
- Not just about numbers
