Events
Events:
Mathematics Day Celebrations 2016 Mar 12, 2016
IISER Pune will organize its annual Fun-with-Math celebration on the occassion of Pi Day.
The event will kick -off with cutting of the Apple Pi(e) and will be followed by activities and games and puzzles through the day.
Date: March 11-12, 2016
Venue: Math floor, Main Building and Lecture Hall Complex, IISER Pune
Schedule:
| Time | Event | Venue |
| March 11 | ||
| 4.00 - 4.30 pm | Inauguration of Harishchandra's Bust | Lobby, Main Building |
| 4.30 - 4.45 pm | Video Lecture by Robert Langlands, IAS, Princeton | LHC 101 |
| 4.45 -5.45 pm | Public Lecture by Prof. Raghuram: Glimpses into the work of Harish-Chandra | LHC 101 |
| 5.45 - 6.15 pm | Tea and snacks | LHC |
| March 12 | ||
| 9.00 - 10.15 am |
Snacks
Math Museum Inauguration
Release of Math Booklet
Tree-planting Ceremony
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Top floor, Main Building |
| 10.15 am - 12.30 pm |
Room of Games
Decode That!
Math Pictionary
Human Knot-theory
Wang Tiles
Rubik’s Polyhedra
30-minute Puzzles
Hexaflexagon++
Wireframe models with zome-tools
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LHC |
| 11.00 am - 12.00 pm | Python Programming contest | LHC |
| 12.00 - 12. 30 pm | Prime Number Bee | LHC |
| 12.30 - 1.00 pm | Math Quiz Qualifiers | LHC |
| 1.00 - 2.00 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 2.00 - 4.00 pm | Mah Quiz | LHC |
| 4.15 - 5.15 pm | Colloquium: Mathematics: Art that would rather be Science? (Prof M.S. Raghunathan, TIFR) | LHC |
| 5.15 - 5.30 pm | Prize Distribution | |
| 5.30 - 5.45 pm | Tea / Snacks | LHC |
| 5.45 - 6.45 pm | Lecture - Demonstration by Dr. Manish Jain: Exploring the World of Maths: A hands-on approach | LHC |
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm | Maths Skit | LHC |
| 9.30 - 11.30 pm | Maths Movie | LHC |
| 12.00 am onwards | Treasure Hunt (only for people from IISER) | |
Click here for detailed schedule and more information.
Maths Quiz: Open to all students in teams of four. Click here to register.
Essay / Poster / Photo and other competitions: Click here to view the list of topics and rules.
