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DTSTART:20191101T150000Z
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SUMMARY:Robbie Bancroft and Gian Maria Negri Porzio - Informal Applied Ma
 thematics Seminar
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DESCRIPTION:The Informal Applied Mathematics seminar will continue with a
  double bill from Robbie Bancroft and Gian Maria Negri Porzio. Talks wil
 l take place in Frank Adams 2 (next to the Alan Turing Building's kitche
 n)\, with complimentary hot drinks and biscuits from 2.45pm on the atriu
 m bridge.\n\nRobbie Bancroft\nTitle: Mathematics of music – Why are ther
 e 12 notes?\nAbstract: This relatively relaxed talk will examine the mat
 hematics behind western music theory\, and aim to answer the question “W
 hy are there twelve notes and where did they come from?” Expect: Pythago
 ras\, Fourier transforms\, live music and strange new sounds made from p
 rime numbers.\n\n\nGian Maria Negri Porzio\nTitle: Tropical linear algeb
 ra: an introduction\nAbstract: Tropical algebra is a relatively new area
  in mathematics discovered more than once in the last decades. Today I w
 ill give a brief introduction about it and I will talk about how to use 
 tropical polynomials to find roots of "standard" polynomials. If we have
  time\, I will extend previous results by introducing tropical analytic 
 functions and how they may help solving nonlinear eigenvalue problems.\n
 \nFYI: The Informal Applied Seminar is a weekly seminar for all applied 
 mathematics students in the department. We get together on a Friday afte
 rnoon for students to speak about what they're working on at the moment.
  It's not formal - lecturers and staff don't attend - so it can be a goo
 d place to get feedback on your talk before an upcoming conference or ju
 st good to practise for public speaking in general. We generally meet on
  the bridge (outside the Alan Turing building 1st floor kitchen) 15mins 
 before the start and head to Sandbar for a drink afterwards.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Frank Adams 2\, Alan Turing Building\, Manchester
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