Mathematical Database Essay and Comic Competition — Details of Prizing Ceremony
Mathematical Database Essay and Comic Competition has been sucessfully held. If you want to review the speech by our honourable guest Professor M.K. Siu and the talk “Interesting Geometry Examples” given by Dr. K.Y. Li, please click the following links to download the video files, and open them in the Windows Media Player:
The video of the speech by Professor M.K. Siu
The video of the talk “Interesting Geometry Examples” given by Dr. K.Y. Li
The slides of the talk “Interesting Geometry Examples” given by Dr. K.Y. Li
1. Basic information
Date: 3 June 2006 (Sat) Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Venue: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theatre (Lecture Theatre F, LTF), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2. Schedule
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm | Registration |
| 3:30pm – 3:35pm | Welcoming Speech |
| 3:35pm – 3:40pm | Speech by our honorable guests |
| 3:40pm – 4:30pm | Mathematics talk by Dr. K.Y. Li (Title: Interesting Geometry Examples) |
| 4:30pm – 4:40pm | Prize giving and presentation of souvenirs |
| 4:40pm – 5:00pm | Sharing session with our judges and display of prize winning essays |
We are honoured to have Professor M.K. Siu, the Head of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Hong Kong, Professor Thomas K.K. Au of the Mathematics Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Professor K.Y. Li of the Mathematics Department of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to be our judges. Prof. Siu and Prof. Li will be our honorable guests in the prizing ceremony too.
In the ceremony, Prof. Li will give a talk “Interesting Geometry Examples”. During the talk, we will look at a few interesting usages of geometry
in the past. Along the way, we will look at some common formulas and see how they were obtained. Secondary school students should be able to understand the talk comfortably. There will also be a sharing session after the prizing ceremony, in which the audience can freely chat with our honorable guests on a wide range of topics. Some prize winning essays will also be displayed.
This activity is open to public. To facilitate the arrangements of the ceremony, for those who will join us at the ceremony, please register here.
This activity has been held successfully. Thanks for your support!
4. Maps
The location of HKUST
Maps inside the buildings
5. Enquiry
Should there be any question concerning the prizing ceremony, please send us an email at essay@mathdb.org.