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Bristol University Mathematics Department

General Lectures, 2003-2004

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 6	Dr. S. Volkov	What is the chance that the sun will rise tomorrow?	More information
October 13	Dr. H. Waalkens	Sectio divina	More information
October 20	Professor. P. Green	Finding patterns that aren't there: lessons from the 'Bible code' saga	More information
October 27	Dr. A. Chatters	Perfect numbers	More information
November 3	Dr. J. Robbins	Knots and fractions	More information
November 10	Dr. M. Slater	Counting beyond infinity, and how it can help Hercules fight the hydra.	More information

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

This page last updated 3rd September 2005