2015 | Apr | Inaugural Lecture | (Details) | 2016 | Jan | Lecture 14, 15 | (Details) | |
May | Lecture 2, 3, 4 | (Details) | Feb | Lecture 16 | (Details) | |||
Jun | Lecture 5, 6 | (Details) | Mar | Lecture 17, 18 | (Details) | |||
Sep | Lecture 7, 8 | (Details) | Apr | Lecture 19, 20, 21 | (Details) | |||
Oct | Lecture 9, 10 | (Details) | May | Lecture 22, 23 | (Details) | |||
Nov | Lecture 11, 12 | (Details) | Jun | Lecture 24 | (Details) | |||
Dec | Special Programme Lecture 13 | (Details) | Closing Lecture |
Mathematics World Lecture Series – Inaugural Lecture
Date: 11 April 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Venue: LE1, Library Extension, Main Library Building (New Wing), the University of Hong Kong
Programme
09:00 – 09:15 | Registration | ||
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09:15 – 10:45 | Keynote Speech | ||
Topic: The Malfatti Problem on three circles in a triangle – A thread going through Japanese, European and Chinese mathematics | |||
Professor SIU Man-keung | |||
10:45 – 11:00 | Break | ||
11:00 –12:30 | Parallel Session | ||
Topic: Mathematics in Love | Topic: IMO Questions and Applications | Topic: From Chinese Ring to 2048 – Talk on mathematical puzzles | |
Dr NG Tuen-wai | Professor LI Kin-yin | Mr LUNG Tak-yee |
Mathematics World Lecture Series
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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2 May 2015 09:00 - 11:00 | Dr CHAN Wai-hong, Daricks The Hong Kong Institute of Education | Learn Mathematics and get smarter | The school hall, HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School, 38 Chui Ling Road, Tiu Keng Leng, New Territories. |
16 May 2015 09:00 - 11:00 | Dr LAU Yuk-kam The University of Hong Kong | Chat about primes - some conjectures and stories | The Cultural Activity Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories. |
30 May 2015 09:15 - 11:00 | Dr LAW Ka-ho The University of Hong Kong | Patterns | The Cultural Activity Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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13 Jun 2015 09:15 - 11:15 | Dr LUI Lok-ming, Ronald The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Mathematics meets Medicine | Multi-Function Room, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. |
27 Jun 2015 09:15 - 11:15 | Professor LI Wei-ping The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Geometry Beyond High School | Multi-Function Room, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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Professor WANG Yang
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Mathematics of Election (English)
Room W301, West Block,26 Sep 2015
09:30 - 11:30
Professor YAN Min
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Tiling
(Cantonese supplemented with English)
Student Activity Centre,Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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10 Oct 2015 09:30 - 11:30 | Professor MENG Guo-wu The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Is God a Mathematician? (English) | Function Room AC1, 4/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
24 Oct 2015 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr LING Man-ho, Alpha The Hong Kong Institute of Education | The Era of Big Data | Function Room AC2, 4/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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7 Nov 2015 09:30 - 11:30 | Professor FUNG Chi-hung The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Mathematical modeling of air pollution | Room W422-423, West Block, Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong. |
21 Nov 2015 09:30 - 11:30 | Professor YAN Min The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Calendar (Cantonese supplied with English) | Function Room AC1, 4/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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5 Dec 2015 11:00 - 13:00 | Dr Ezra GETZLER | The Bernoulli Numbers (English) | Citigroup Lecture Theater (Lecture Theater A), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon. |
12 Dec 2015 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr TO Kai-ming, Simon Hong Kong Baptist University | Mathematics and Politics | Room W421, West Block, Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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9 Jan 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr LEUNG Kui-chiu, Issic The Hong Kong Institute of Education | Didactical implication on an elementary method to diagnosis the existence of chaotic behaviour of a single neuron model | Room W301, 3/F, West Block, Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong. |
23 Jan 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Mr LEE Yat-fai The Hong Kong Institute of Education | Where is Mathematics!? | The School Hall, Kowloon True Light Middle School, 1 True Light Lane, Suffolk Road, Kowloon. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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20 Feb 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr LAU Shek‐kwan, Mark Hong Kong Baptist University | iPad as a tool for computation: from financial management to production planning | Cultural Activities Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Road, Hong Kong. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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5 Mar 2016 10:30 - 12:30 | Professor LEUNG Shing-yu The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Mathematics in Entertainment Industries | The Hong Kong Space Museum Lecture Hall, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
19 Mar 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Professor CHUNG Tsz-shun, Eric The Chinese University of Hong Kong
| Mathematics and Harry Potter’s Cloak | The School Hall, Munsang College, Kowloon City, Kowloon. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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2 Apr 2016 10:30 - 12:30 | Dr CHAN Kai-leung The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Graph Theory and Puzzles | The Hong Kong Space Museum Lecture Hall, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
16 Apr 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Professor WU Zhong-tao The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Polynomial Problem? Knot Problem!
| Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. |
30 Apr 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr SUN Pak-kiu Hong Kong Baptist University | Boolean Algebra with Kamaugh map and its application on Circuit
| Function Room AC1, 4/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Administration Building, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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7 May 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr LIU Kwong-ip Hong Kong Baptist University | Monte Carlo Methods for Some Problems in Probability | The School Hall, Belilios Public School, 51 Tin Hau Temple Road, Hong Kong. |
28 May 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr HO Man-ho Hong Kong Baptist University | Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. |
Date / Time | Speaker / Institute | Topic | Venue |
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11 Jun 2016 09:30 - 11:30 | Dr LAO Kam-ling, Polly The Open University of Hong Kong | Mathematics Learning of Infant Child and the Roles of their Parents | Function Room AC2, 4/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Administration Building, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. |
Mathematics World Lecture Series – Closing Lecture
Date: 25 June 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Venue: The Academic Community Hall, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon.
Theme: A Course in Exploring Mathematics and its Applications
Programme
Time | Programme | |
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09:30 – 09:40 | Registration | |
09:40 – 09:50 | Opening Remark and Souvenir Presentation | |
09:50 – 11:05 | Talk 1: | Fascinated by Mathematics |
Speaker:
| Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing, GBM, GBS, JP, President of the Legislative Council, of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | |
11:05 – 11:15 | Recess | |
11:15 – 12:30 | Talk 2: | The Art of Sharing – Fairness by the Helping Hands of Mathematics |
Speaker: | Dr TONG Chong-sze, Secretary General of The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority | |
12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch | |
14:30 – 14:40 | Registration | |
14:40 – 14:50 | Souvenir Presentation | |
14:50 – 16:05 | Talk 3: | What is Mathematics? A Reflection on the Nature of Mathematics |
Speaker: | Professor LEUNG Koon-shing, Kintoy Professor in Mathematics Education, the University of Hong Kong | |
16:05 – 16:15 | Recess | |
16:15 – 17:30 | Talk 4: | What’s Mathematics Got to Do with It? |
Speaker: | Professor Tony F CHAN, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |