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Special Lecture

Wed, 05/05/2010
17:00 		Jackie Stedall (Oxford) Special Lecture Add to calendar L2
The life, work, and reputation of Thomas Harriot (1560–1621)
What do historians of mathematics do? What sort of questions do they ask? What kinds of sources do they use? This series of four informal lectures will demonstrate some of the research on history of mathematics currently being done in Oxford. The subjects range from the late Renaissance mathematician Thomas Harriot (who studied at Oriel in 1577) to the varied and rapidly developing mathematics of the seventeenth century (as seen through the eyes of Savilian Professor John Wallis, and others) to the emergence of a new kind of algebra in Paris around 1830 in the work of the twenty-year old Évariste Galois. Each lecture will last about 40 minutes, leaving time for questions and discussion. No previous knowledge is required: the lectures are open to anyone from the department or elsewhere, from undergraduates upwards.
Wed, 12/05/2010
17:00 		Philip Beeley Special Lecture Add to calendar L2
The extensive correspondence of John Wallis (1616–1703)
What do historians of mathematics do? What sort of questions do they ask? What kinds of sources do they use? This series of four informal lectures will demonstrate some of the research on history of mathematics currently being done in Oxford. The subjects range from the late Renaissance mathematician Thomas Harriot (who studied at Oriel in 1577) to the varied and rapidly developing mathematics of the seventeenth century (as seen through the eyes of Savilian Professor John Wallis, and others) to the emergence of a new kind of algebra in Paris around 1830 in the work of the twenty-year old Évariste Galois. Each lecture will last about 40 minutes, leaving time for questions and discussion. No previous knowledge is required: the lectures are open to anyone from the department or elsewhere, from undergraduates upwards.
Wed, 19/05/2010
17:00 		Benjamin Wardhaugh Special Lecture Add to calendar L2
Mathematics in the (seventeenth century) news
Wed, 26/05/2010
17:00 		Peter Neumann (Oxford) Special Lecture Add to calendar L2
Editing the manuscripts of Évariste Galois (1811–1832)
What do historians of mathematics do? What sort of questions do they ask? What kinds of sources do they use? This series of four informal lectures will demonstrate some of the research on history of mathematics currently being done in Oxford. The subjects range from the late Renaissance mathematician Thomas Harriot (who studied at Oriel in 1577) to the varied and rapidly developing mathematics of the seventeenth century (as seen through the eyes of Savilian Professor John Wallis, and others) to the emergence of a new kind of algebra in Paris around 1830 in the work of the twenty-year old Évariste Galois. Each lecture will last about 40 minutes, leaving time for questions and discussion. No previous knowledge is required: the lectures are open to anyone from the department or elsewhere, from undergraduates upwards.
Tue, 08/06/2010
11:00 		Pierre-Henri Chaudouard (Orsay) Special Lecture Add to calendar SR1
An introduction to the weighted fundamental lemma I
We shall explain what is the weighted fundamental lemma and how it is related to the truncated Hitchin fibration.
Wed, 09/06/2010
11:00 		Pierre-Henri Chaudouard (Orsay) Special Lecture Add to calendar SR1
An introduction to the weighted fundamental lemma II
We shall explain what is the weighted fundamental lemma and how it is related to the truncated Hitchin fibration.
Mon, 14/06/2010
11:00 		Pierre-Henri Chaudouard (Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay) Special Lecture Add to calendar SR1
An introduction to the weighted fundamental lemma III
We shall explain what is the weighted fundamental lemma and how it is related to the truncated Hitchin fibration.
Tue, 15/06/2010
12:00 		Pierre-Henri Chaudouard (Orsay) Special Lecture Add to calendar SR1
An introduction to the weighted fundamental lemma IV
We shall explain what is the weighted fundamental lemma and how it is related to the truncated Hitchin fibration.

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