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Bristol University Mathematics Department

General Lectures, 2001-2002
The mathematics department is putting on a series of lectures for a general audience. Some lectures will discuss recent research, at an elementary mathematical level. Others will deal with classical problems and ideas in mathematics. Both pure mathematics and its applications will be included.

All members of the University are welcome. The lectures are at 12.10 pm on Mondays in the Powell lecture theatre, G42, Physics.

Date Lecturer Title  
October 8 Dr. J. Robbins Knots and fractions More information
October 15 Dr. M. Slater Public key cryptosystems More information
October 22 Dr. S. Volkov What is the chance that the sun will rise tomorrow? More information
October 29 Dr. D. Griffel Pizza delivery and the millenium mathematics prize More information
November 5 Dr. A. Chatters Waring's problem More information
November 12 Dr. H. Rose How erratic are the primes? More information

This series of lectures has concluded for the current academic year.

Other year's lectures are here

2000 , 2001, 2002 , 2003 and 2004. Current lectures can be found here.

This page last updated 4th September 2005