Professorial Lecture - Gaven Martin - 3 April Hi Everyone

Our next Professorial Lecture is on Thursday the 3rd April 2008, which
is during the second week of study break, when Gaven Martin will be
presenting his topic -  

"Way beyond the parallel postulate: the revolution in modern geometry"

Abstract: 
Most will be unaware of the revolution that has occurred over the last
three decades in our mathematical understanding of the 3-dimensional
world in which we live. It turns out most three-dimensional geometric
spaces - such as that we live in - are hyperbolic. Hyperbolic geometry
is weird and interesting and offers greater possibilities to explain
many features of our universe. This lecture aims to communicate these
and other exciting new developments to a very general audience.

Staff, students and members of the public are welcome to this lecture.

Time:
7.00 Wine and Hors d'oeuvres
7.30pm Professorial Lecture

Where:
Sir Neil Waters Lecture Theatres Building, NW200.

RSVP - 31 March for catering purposes to 
u.dgfphz@massey.ac.nz

Future lectures in the Professorial Lecture Series are:

1 May - Professor Ben Jacobsen
"Financial Analysts: what are they good for?"

29 May - Professor Michael Townsend
"Research in education: science or common sense?"

If you have any queries regarding this lecture series please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards
Karen Triggs
Events Management
Ext 9555
http://auckland.massey.ac.nz


