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Bristol University Mathematics Department

General Lectures, 2002-2003
The mathematics department is putting on a series of lectures for a general audience. Many of the lectures do not assume a background of A-level mathematics - refer to the detailed descriptions. Some lectures will discuss recent research,while 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 invited to attend. The lectures are at 10am on Fridays in SM2, Department of Mathematics.

Date Lecturer Title  
October 11 Dr. J. Robbins Knots and fractions More information
October 18 Dr. M. Slater Counting beyond infinity, and how it can help Hercules fight the hydra. More information
October 25 Dr. S. Volkov What is the chance that the sun will rise tomorrow? More information
November 1 Dr. H. Rose How erratic are the primes? More information
November 8 Dr. D. Griffel Taming the Pythagorean Wolf - the arithmetic of musical scales More information
November 15 Dr. A. Chatters Waring's problem More information

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

This page last updated 4th September 2005