A Third of a Millennium of Mathematics in Glasgow
Wednesday 4th December 10:00-17:00
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Welcome to A Third of a Millennium of Mathematics in Glasgow!
Register here: https://333-years-of-maths-at-glasgow.eventbrite.co.uk
Join us on Wed Dec 4th 2024 for a day filled with fascinating talks on the history of mathematics in the University of Glasgow, held to mark the foundation of our Chair of Mathematics in 1691. The event will be held in the Glasgow University Union from 10:00 with the final talk in the Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre at 16:00. See Agenda below for full details.
Come and hear about the rich mathematical heritage of Glasgow – from the 17th to the 21st Century. Don't miss this unique opportunity to celebrate 333 years of mathematical excellence in Glasgow. See you there!
Please register (and come) even if you can only attend part of the sessions.
A day of talks to celebrate the founding, in 1691, of the University’s “Chair of Mathematics”.
GUU
Coffee/tea from 10.00
10.30-11.30: Murray Pittock (Glasgow): “Numbers and Human Nature: the Data of the Scottish Enlightenment”
11.45-12.45: Isobel Falconer (St Andrews) "George Sinclair and Mathematics in Scotland around 1690"
Lunch for everyone present
2.15-3.15: Bruce Berndt (Illinois) “Robert Rankin and the lost notebook of Ramanujan”
Move across the road to Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson Building
3.30 coffee/tea
4.00-5.00 Michael Wemyss (Glasgow) - the current holder of the Chair of Mathematics: "Describing functions: from 1690 to present"
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