Mathematics: The Next Generation

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Mathematics is important to us all.  So it is important to enable young mathematicians, clear-thinking and passionate about their subject, to contribute at the highest level.  Peter Cameron will talk about his experience designing and presenting a course for first-semester university students aiming to produce mathematicians.

This is the 2013 joint London Mathematical Society / Gresham College lecture.
The other lectures held in collaboration with the London Mathematical Society include:
    Home Office Mathematics by Professor Bernard Silverman
    Undecidable and Decidable Problems in Mathematics by Professor Angus MacIntyre
    Indra's Pearls: Geometry and Symmetry by Professor Caroline Series
    Mathematics and Smallpox by Professor Tom Körner 
    Cancer can give you maths by Professor Philip Maini
    Multiplying and Dividing by Whole Numbers by Professor Timothy Gowers
    Can maths catch criminals and bring them to justice?    by Professor Christopher Budd

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This event was on Tue, 14 May 2013

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Professor Peter Cameron

Queen Mary, University of London

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