LivMS Event:
- Date: Thursday 1 March, 2018
- Time: 17:30 - 18:30
- Presenter: Jonathan Histed
- Title: Why do pigs and boomerangs fly?
- Audience: Year 11 up, teachers and all those interested in mathematics and its applications.
- Venue: Lecture Theatre B, Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool L69 7BX
Building 221 on the map
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/files/docs/maps/liverpool-university-campus-map.pdf/
The nearest public car park is on Mount Pleasant, marked on the same map. (Bewarre that the Metropolitan
Cathedral car park closes at 6pm, so should not be used!)
This lecture is FREE for all students and members of the
LivMS. Others pay a door charge of £4
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Jonathan Histed demystifies gyroscopes and rotational dynamics,
showing why pigs and boomerangs fly in
circles. An interactive
session with counter intuitive demos, culminating in understanding,
building and flying your own cardboard boomerang.
Jonathan has a degree in
Mathematics and Computation from Oxford.
He likes the intersection of creativity, science and
maths where
invention comes alive and enjoys making mathematical concepts
comprehensible and fun for everyone through demonstrations.
Jonathan runs several businesses, including the commercialising
of two patents concerning his invention for making ice skaters
skate faster.