December 2001 - announce-maths@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

[MathSoc] Christmas Party and Countdown Quiz
by Paula Lenahan 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

Hello Everybody, Get into the christmas mood and come and join the fun at the maths societys christmas party in the bar on Tuesday. There will be a free drink for all members and new members are welcome! We're having a countdown tablequiz (£10 per table of four) with loads of great prizes. It all starts at 7pm so don't be late!! see you all there! Happy Christmas Paula

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[MathSoc] The Oddball
by ray dunne 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

Hello again, Our good friends from the UCD Maths Society have invited us to attend their Xmas do called the "Oddball" this Friday. There will be free drink. Further details below... Ray, Secretary. > The "OddBall" (which is actually our second Christmas party of the > year) takes place at 7pm on Friday. Venue is the Student Centre, > which is near the Clonskeagh Rd end of the campus, and the 11 > bus route. The 11B terminates right beside the building. Jazz, Animal > Rights and Maths are bringing plenty of mulled wine, and maybe some > ordinary wine, while the LGB are supplying beer, peach schnapps > and Bailey's. > So, as I said earlier, if any of you guys are interested, drop in. I'd > advise being on time if you want to maximise the free drink. > John.

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[MathSoc] Talks
by ray dunne 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

Hello All, Hopefully those that went to IMSA have recovered by now. Thanks to everyone who attended. I think it's safe to say that a good weekend was had by all. Check the website soon for some pictures. It may interest you that 6 upstanding members of the Maths Soc (including yours truly) are giving talks on the 5th and 12th of December. This is part of the requirement when doing a research degree. Tea, Coffee and Biscuits will be served afterwards. Room X137. All welcome. 5th December 15.00-15.20 Karl Heneghan - "Elliptic Curve Cryptography" 15.20-15.40 Dáire O'Brien - "The Slow-Motion Approximation for Two Abrikosov Vortices in the Abelian Higgs Model" 15.40-16.00 Luca Sartori - "Dynamics of Magnetic Vortices in type-II superconductors" 12th December 15.00-15.20 Seamus Bellew - "A Triangular System of Convection-Diffusion Problems" 15.20-15.40 Ray Dunne- "Singularly Perturbed Problems with Boundary Turning Points" 15.40-16.00 Rónan Keegan - "Parallel Computational Astrophysics" Ray, Secretary.

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