Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
North Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire Branch 
North Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire Branch
| Talk Title: How to build an Olympic stadium | ||
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Presenter: Paul Shepherd Talk Date: 9th March 2010 Talk Time: 20:00 Location: Reading University Poster: Click Here Abstract: In less than 1000 days, London will host the 2012 Olympic games. More than nine million visitors are expected to watch 10,000 athletes compete in 26 sports at 34 venues around the UK. Maths is playing a critical part in the design and construction of these stunning venues. Paul Shepherd, who has helped to design sports stadiums around the world, shares the secrets behind the building of the Olympic Park and explores the practical ways that mathematics is being used in the construction and operation of this spectacular event. |
| Talk Title: Mathematics of Juggling | ||
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Presenter: Colin Wright Talk Date: Tuesday 12th January 2010 Talk Time: 19.30 Location: Reading University Poster: Click Here Abstract: Juggling has fascinated people for centuries. Seemingly oblivious to gravity, the skilled practitioner will keep several objects in the air at one time, and weave complex patterns that seem to defy analysis. In this talk the speaker demonstrates a selection of the patterns and skills of juggling while at the same time developing a simple method of describing and annotating a class of juggling patterns. By using elementary mathematics these patterns can be classified, leading to a simple way to describe those patterns that are known already, and a technique for discovering new ones. This talk is suitable for most ages. Those with some mathematical background will find plenty to keep them occupied, and those less experienced can enjoy the juggling as well as the exploration and exposition of this ancient skill. |
| Talk Title: Telescope Visit and Talk | ||
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Presenter: Cody Astronomical Society Talk Date: Feb 15th 2010 Talk Time: 18:30 - 20:30. Arrive Cody Gate 18:00. Location: QinetiQ Farnborough Abstract: Poster gone to IMA to distribute. Max 30 persons. |
| Talk Title: Mathematics of Rock Guitars' | ||
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Presenter: Mark Lewney Talk Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2009 Talk Time: AGM 17:30 - Talk 18:00 Location: QinetiQ Farnborough Poster: Click Here Abstract: What causes the revolutionary, history-changing sound of rock guitar, and how does it help us to understand the nature of the stuff we’re made of? Famelab winner Mark Lewney explains the maths of rock using riffs from Vivaldi to AC/DC, explains the secret of the Stradivarius and shows how string vibrations might lie at the heart of the Big Questions about the universe. In this entertaining and mind-expanding lecture, acoustics expert Dr. Lewney explains the maths of vibrations with the help of props as diverse as an air-bazooka, a bullwhip and his custom Ibanez electric guitar through a Marshall amp, turned up loud, with live demonstrations of expert rock guitar playing throughout. Charming stories and mind-bending animations are used to try to get the audience to think in 4-, 5- or even 11-D. This introduction to Superstring Theory shares the wonder and excitement of such grand scale, cutting edge maths and physics. |
| Talk Title: Historical Analysis | ||
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Presenter: David Rowland Talk Date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 Talk Time: 8:00PM Location: BAE Systems Park Centre, Farnborough Poster: Click Here Abstract: The talk will outline, with examples, the evolution of Historical Analysis of military performance from comparisons of simulated and real live combat. This allowed live combat degradation estimates to be established one weapon class at a time. Extra effects of suppression, surprise and shock were also deduced from progressively increased samples. The net result of this approach was the ability to make empirical estimates of effects which other techniques had been unable to quantify. |
| Talk Title: Crowd Dynamics | ||
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Presenter: Professor Keith Still Talk Date: Tuesday 10th March 2009 Talk Time: 8:00PM Location: Reading University Poster: Click Here Abstract: Simulating emergency evacuations has grown in popularity since the tragic events of September 11th. Unfortunately there are a large number of modelling, simulation, animation and computer graphics systems available today - many of which are dangerously misleading. A background to crowd dynamics modelling and simulations, their purpose and objectives followed by a risk assessment analysis description is presented. |
| Talk Title: Mathematical Modelling of Information Age Conflict | ||
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Presenter: Prof Jim Moffat Talk Date: Tuesday 13th January 2009 Talk Time: 8:00PM Location: BAE Systems Park Centre, Farnborough Poster: Click Here Presentation: Click Here Abstract: Previous mathematical modelling of conflict has been based on Lanchester's equations, which relate to the grinding attrition of 'Industrial Age' warfare. Large blocks of force interact in order to force defeat by a process of wearing away each other. This is no longer so relevant as a way of conceptualising warfare, and in this talk I show how we can generalise the approach so that it is more appropriate to the 'Information Age' into which we are all now moving. |
| Talk Title: Effective Mathematics, Effective Mathematicians | ||
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Presenter: Dr I. David Abrahams Talk Date: Thursday 13th November 2008 Talk Time: 7:00PM Location: Palmer Building, Reading University Poster: Click Here Abstract: As is customary for such addresses, this presentation will be in two parts. The first offers a serendipitous, and hopefully widely accessible, overview of some of the mathematics and physics that the speaker finds interesting in the general area of wave dynamics. The second focuses briefly on the many issues affecting our community and on the effective role that mathematicians, and the IMA and other learned societies in particular, can play. |
| Talk Title: Merger Consultation with local branch members | ||
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Presenter: IMA and LMS Presidents Talk Date: Tuesday 28th October 2008 Talk Time: 6:30PM Location: Rooms 3-5, BAE Systems Park Centre, Farnborough |
| Talk Title: Using the Bayesian Approach for Simple Binomial Problems | ||
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Presenter: Paul Earwicker Talk Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2008 Talk Time: 8:00PM Location: Rooms 3-5, BAE Systems Park Centre, Farnborough Abstract: This talk will discuss learning from Binomial data. Topics include: 1) Confidence intervals for the binomial parameter and Poisson Mean; 2) Calculating the probability that one binomial parameter is less than another using the Altham's formula; 3) The multinomial density and its relation to the Dirichlet density |