Maths Week
Join us for this year's Math Week, an excellent opportunity to broaden your mathematical horizons, meet like-minded peers, and have fun while learning. Engage in hands-on workshops, showcase your problem-solving skills, and test your mathematical skills by participating in our thrilling math competitions.
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Primary & Secondary Schools – Maths Talk
Location
ATU Sligo, Aurivo Auditorium
Date/Time
Tuesday 17th October
Organizing / Contact
Fionn Downes
Information
ATU Sligo is holding a mathematics talk for primary and secondary school kids during Maths Week. The speaker, Dr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, interested in recreational maths and magic. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, calendars or quick calculation. We invite local primary and secondary schools to attend this event. There are two talks scheduled during the day. One aimed at 5th & 6th class primary school students, at 10am. Another is aimed at 1st to 4th year secondary school students, at 1pm. To book a place, please contact fionn.downes@nullatu.ie, and share the following information: Your School. Accompanying Teacher Name. An Emergency Contact Number. The number of students that you wish to register for the event. There are a limited number of places available for this event. Registration is not complete until confirmation from ATU Sligo. Capacity at 280 primary school students + 280 secondary school students.
Event
MATLAB Onramp
Location
ATU Sligo
Date/Time
Tuesday 17th October, 2-4.30 pm in E1009
Organizing / Contact
Shane Murphy, Fionn Downes
Information
Learn the basics of MATLAB® through this introductory tutorial on commonly used features and workflows. Get started with the MATLAB language and environment so that you can analyze science and engineering data. (2.5 hours).
Event
Maths Enrichment Classes
Location
ATU Sligo
Date/Time
Thursday 19th October
Organizing / Contact
Leo Creedon, Fionn Downes
Information
ATU Sligo is offering an extra-curricular Mathematics Enrichment Program for secondary school students commencing on Thursday October 5th 2023. Classes will mainly take place on Thursday evenings 7pm – 9:30pm in room E1006. The course will be delivered by ATU mathematics lecturers.
Event
Maths Week Pub Quiz
Location
Andersons Bar and Gril Sligo
Date/Time
Thursday 19th October
Organizing / Contact
Kieran Hughes, Konrad Mulrennan, Fergal Gallagher, Fearghus Downes, Leo Creedon, Fionn Downes
Information
Maths Week Themed Pub Quiz. Andersons Bar & Grill Sligo, at 7pm. Team: Table of 4 players. Free Entry. Raffle & Spot Prizes. In aid of Diabetes Ireland.
Event
Maths Meme Competition
Location
All campuses
Date/Time
Submissions deadline is Monday 16th October – winner to be announced Friday 20th October.
Organizing / Contact
Aoife O’Brien
Information
€300 prize money sponsored by the School of Engineering ATU Galway. Shortlisted memes will be placed on this Teams page and members will be asked to vote for their favourite to decide on the winner.
Enter here.