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.
See all events across our campuses.
Event
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@atu.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
Primary & Secondary Schools – Maths Talk
Location
ATU Donegal
Date/Time
Tuesday 17th October
Organizing / Contact
Lucia Ramsey
Information
Professor Colm Mulcahy will do three one-hour presentations to local national schools and the first year students of our local secondary school in the Letterkenny Campus. Due to high demand for lecture theatres in the ATU Donegal our numbers are restricted to 68 per session. We are already full. Contact lucia.ramsey@atu.ie
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
Lecture and Workshops
Location
ATU Galway
Date/Time
Friday 20th October
Organizing / Contact
Aoife O'Brien
Information
ATU Galway is holding a mathematics talk and workshop for primary and secondary school children during Maths Week. Our speakers are Tiago Hirth and Jennifer Gallagher. Tiago is from the Ludus Association for recreational maths in Portugal, which is one of the top maths outreach groups in Europe. Jennifer is a postdoctoral researcher in ATU Galway.
Secondary School Students
Tiago presents “Brain Teasers and puzzles, from the Middle Ages to modern-day science”. Can you match the wits of the Carolingian court? In this highly interactive talk, the audience will embark on a journey through time and space, one problem at a time. You’ll meet prominent scholars who shaped the mathematics curricula for centuries to follow, as well as others who simply revelled in the joy of mathematics. We'll skip the textbooks and focus on the entertainment these thinkers found in mathematics.
Following this, Jennifer invites the students to a demonstration exploring the link between maths and music. Emphasising the harmony between numerical patterns and musical notes, this event is part of a broader project dedicated to inclusivity within physics. The aim of the demonstration is to reveal the universal language uniting these disciplines, fostering a deeper appreciation for the interconnected beauty of maths and music.
Primary School Students
ATU Sligo: registration for the primary school talk at 10am on Tuesday is full.
Tiago will facilitate a workshop on Mathematical Board Games. David Hilbert reportedly said that mathematics is a game played according to simple rules with meaningless marks on paper. In this session, we take the inverse approach and move from games to mathematics by exploring a set of abstract games featured in the Portuguese Mathematical Games Championship, which has attracted players since 2004. These games include Hex, Slimetrail, Conane, and many more. Everyone will have the opportunity to play and more importantly, how to think strategically. Join us for a friendly competition in mathematical games.
Following this, Jennifer invites the students to a demonstration exploring the link between maths and music. Emphasising the harmony between numerical patterns and musical notes, this event is part of a broader project dedicated to inclusivity within physics. The aim of the demonstration is to reveal the universal language uniting these disciplines, fostering a deeper appreciation for the interconnected beauty of maths and music.
We invite local primary and secondary schools to attend this event. The lecture and workshops are scheduled as follows: 10:00 - 11:30 Lecture for secondary school students (age approx 13-16) 250 spaces available 11:30 - 12:45 Workshop 1 for primary school students (age approx 10-12) fully booked 12:30 - 13:45 Workshop 2 for primary school students (age approx 10-12) 20 spaces available To book a place, please contact aoife.obrien@atu.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 Galway.
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.
