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02/18/2020 | Campus-Meldung

Because numbers are everywhere

Why do sharks swim so fast? How can secret messages be transmitted? And what is Enigma? These and other exciting questions will be answered on February 21 at an event in a field that at first glance is certainly not associated with these topics.

Image: Tobias Schneider / BARLO Photography.

Mathematics is anything but dry. The organizers of the Mathematics Day at the University of Kassel have been proving this for many years: This year, Mathematics Day is taking place for the 14th time in a row. In a varied program, mathematicians from the University of Kassel as well as speakers from the financial sector give lectures on mathematics and its applications in various fields. The two keynote lectures are Mathematical Analysis as a Glass Ball for Banks by Dr. Holger Stroot from the auditing and consulting firm KPMG and The Great Game by Dr. Adrian Zymolka from Axioma Germany, a provider of portfolio and risk management solutions for financial institutions. It will also show why mathematics is needed for Google and what it has to do with computer game design.

 

The Mathematics Day is aimed primarily at high school students from the region with their teachers, but is also open to anyone interested. It will take place on Friday, February 21, from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Institute of Mathematics in the AVZ at Heinrich-Plett-Strasse 40 (Oberzwehren). Further information and the complete program can be found on the Internet at www.mathematik.uni-kassel.de/TdM/.There you will also find the registration form (for schools, registration by class is possible).