Mathematics professor, social entrepreneur, inventor and SMRI guest, Professor Po-Shen Loh, presented four public events during his visit in Sydney, including a public lecture, two seminars and a high school workshop. May 2024
“Why are we learning this?” — the dreaded question, often received by mathematics educators, is addressed in this public lecture by Professor Po-Shen Loh of Carnegie Mellon University. In this much anticipated talk, Prof Loh will share his story of using his maths-professor background to devise new solutions to practical problems that affect our whole society.
The talk will be moderated by Professor Francis Su of Harvey Mudd College, current visitor at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
This workshop for high school students, with Prof Po-Shen Loh, will take an in-depth look at some of the creative ways to approach solving problems.
Po-Shen Loh is a social entrepreneur, inventor and mathematics professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
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.