The AIMS South Africa Public Lecture Series presents a talk titled: ‘Bows, halos and flashes: A tour of atmospheric optics’ By Dr Jonathan Shock, a lecturer in the UCT Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Abstract: The study of atmospheric optics has been with humanity as long as we have looked up to see the
By Dr Matthias Ihl, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Science, University of Porto Abstract: In recent years, progress in our understanding of the physics of black holes, quantum information and string theory have led us to a new paradigm: The holographic universe. In this lecture, Dr Ihl is going to introduce and discuss some basic concepts related to
The AIMS South Africa Public Lecture Series presented a talk titled: ‘Biology & Mathematics – the Unbreakable Link’ By Prof. Alan R. Kay, Dept. Biology, University of Iowa, USA Abstract: Verbal accounts of biological processes, however detailed, often remain incomplete and unsatisfactory. Mathematical models go beyond what can be said in words. In putting together
AIMS South Africa hosted one of the National Science Week Western Cape events from 3 to 8 August 2015 at its centre in Muizenberg and at the Muizenberg Pavilion. The event reached learners, educators and the public within the township and urban areas around Overberg, Cape Winelands District Municipality as well as the City of Cape
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