International Day of Mathematics 2026: Mathematics and Hope Saturday March 14 from 12 – 4pmSunday March 15 from 12 – 4 pm To celebrate International Day of Mathematics, SMRI presents our Maths at the Museum program, running at the Chau Chak Wing Museum (CCWM). The official theme of the International Day of Mathematics in 2026 is “Mathematics and Hope”. Across […]
Starting from just a sheet of paper, by folding, stacking, crumpling, tearing, we shall explore a rich variety of phenomena, from magic tricks and geometry through elasticity and the traditional Japanese art of origami to medical devices and ‘h-principle’. Much of the lecture consists of table-top demos. This public lecture is hosted by the Sydney […]
This is meant to be light mathematical entertainment, exploring simple yet unusual phenomena involving rational, irrational, transcendental numbers. We will also glean a few open problems. This event is part of a series of 2 colloquia for International Day of Mathematics (Colloquium 2: Pure mathematics as applied physics). For catering purposes, we would appreciate your registration if you intend to […]
Dijkstra’s algorithm is a classic algorithm for doing route planning. Given a starting location it finds shortest paths from to all other reachable locations using the greedy method. Not only does it find shortest paths, it finds these in increasing order by length. A natural question is whether this algorithm is best possible. The answer […]
National Science Week 2025: Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language Saturday August 16 from 12 – 4pmSunday August 17 from 12 – 4 pm To mark National Science Week, the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) and the Chau Chak Wing Museum (CCWM) are collaborating again on a stimulating weekend for […]
Knots are everywhere: in the strings of our DNA, in the structure of super-strong materials, and in mathematics, where knots lurk behind all three-dimensional shapes. Graphs model social networks, transit maps, neural nets, and are one of the most basic objects in modern combinatorics. But what does the mathematics of knots have to do with the mathematics of […]
International Day of Mathematics 2025: Mathematics, Art and Creativity Saturday March 15 from 12 – 4pmSunday March 16 from 12 – 4 pm The official theme of the International Day of Mathematics in 2025 is “Mathematics, Art, and Creativity”. The Sydney Mathematics Research Institute and the Chau Chak Wing Museum will collaborate to mark the […]
International Day of Mathematics Public Lecture by Henry Segerman Dr Segerman will talk about his work in mathematical visualization: making accurate, effective, and beautiful pictures, models, and experiences of mathematical concepts. He will discuss what it is that makes a visualization compelling, and show many examples in the medium of 3D printing, as well as […]
University of Sydney mathematician Jordan Pitt will give the AMSI Summer School Public Lecture
SMRI will host an after-school workshop for high school students at the University of Sydney to celebrate National Science Week on Wednesday 14 August 2024.
What makes mathematicians excited about solving equations?
Partake in the excitement of mathematical discovery with Professor Andrej Bauer, who will uncover the beauty and intricate structure of equation solving.
This lecture explored key ideas in the theory of numbers, as developed over the last two thousand-plus years, and also focussed on emphasizing how symmetries of mathematical problems, some obvious but some not-so-obvious, play a hidden role in the nature of their solutions.
Presented by esteemed mathematician Prof Matthew Emerton as part of the 2024 Mahler Lecture Tour.
