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Trivia Night - Friday 31 October
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MUMS Trivia Night is once more upon us. Come join us as we celebrate the end of semester in the only way MUMS knows how.
Once again entry is entirely FREE, and participants will be well fed! Great prizes for the winners as well!
- Time
- 4:15-6:15 PM
- Venue
- Russell Love Theatre, Richard Berry Building
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NEXT SEMINAR
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Title
Can you hear the Shape of a Drum?
Presenter
Dr. Marty Ross
Date
Friday 31st October
Time
12pm-1pm
Place
Lecture Theatre 2, Old Geology Building
Abstract
This talk will be used to discuss a problem posed in 1966 by the probabilist Marc Kac: Can you hear the shape of a drum? That is, if you know all the vibrational frequencies of the drum, is that enough to determine the shape of the drumface? This problem has led from some fundamental mathematical concepts to some beautiful research, and finally to a surprisingly simple resolution.
This is a follow up seminar from Dr. Marty Ross's "Strange Harmonies: Mathematics and Music".
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UNIVERSITY MATHS OLYMPICS IS OVER!
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The UMO was held on Tuesday 16th September. Thanks to all the teams that took part.
Full results and questions from this year's competition, can be seen on our UMO page.
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New MUMS Room!!
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After an eventful decade in our quaintly shaped 'corridor' the MUMS room has moved!
We can now be found just around the corner, on the ground floor of the Richard Berry building opposite the Main Reception (G24).
The end of an era? The start of an era? You decide!
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The Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society, also known as
MUMS, was formed to represent maths and stats students at Melbourne
University. We organise a variety of activities, including seminars, trivia
competitions, barbecues and of course the annual
Maths Olympics. We also put out our magazine
Paradox at
regular intervals.
MUMS welcomes anyone else with an interest in maths or stats.
If you wish to be notified of our events by email,
please subscribe to our mailing list.
MUMS has a room in the Richard Berry Building (the home of the
Department of Mathematics
and Statistics). It is located on the ground floor, opposite the main reception. This room is mainly used socially, and all are welcome to stop by. The MUMS noticeboard is directly outside the room, and lists our upcoming events and
seminars.
MUMS is affiliated to the Melbourne University Student Union. Support from MUSU and
from the Department is gratefully acknowledged.
To contact or enquire about MUMS, you are welcome to email us at
mums at ms.unimelb.edu.au.
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