Audience

General (Suitable for students at JC Level and above)

Description

This lecture series will feature eminent local mathematicians or mathematics educators to share with the public some of their interests and ideas.

Speaker

Tay Yong Chiang, National University of Singapore

Y.C. Tay received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Singapore and Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. He is a professor in the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science and a Resident Fellow in Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include performance modeling, distributed protocols and database systems.

Abstract

This talk argues that the relationship between Mathematics and Computation is tight and deep, and touches on the very nature of Science.

Date/Time

March 9 (Monday) 2015 / 4.00 – 5.00 pm

Venue

NUS, LT31

Registration

For catering purposes, we request all attendees to register. School teachers may do group registration for their students and teachers by choosing the “group registration” option and indicate the number of people attending the lecture in the online registration form.

Registration Fees

Free

Coordinator

Dr Tang Wee Kee
weekeetang@ntu.edu.sg