PUBLIC LECTURE

MY MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY: FROM PLAY TO SEA!

DR JORDAN PITT, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

 

Date Wednesday 29 January 2025
Time 5.30-6.30pm, Light refreshments from 6.30pm
Venue Lecture Theatre 321, Susan Wakil Health Building (D18.03.321), The University of Sydney, Camperdown
Cost Free and open to the public (Registration required)
Recording
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Spend an evening with Dr Jordan Pitt, applied mathematician and Associate Dean of Indigenous Strategy & Services at The University of Sydney, as he delivers his public lecture My Mathematics Journey as part of the 2025 AMSI Summer School. This presentation is tailored for a general audience and suitable for individuals from Year 10 onward.

Whether you’re a teacher, researcher, student or simply curious about the allure of mathematics, this is an evening you won’t want to miss.

 

ABSTRACT:

Every time I mention that I’m a mathematician to someone new, the most popular response is ‘Oh I was TERRIBLE at maths!’ and a general vibe that I’m an extreme weirdo for not sharing in this feeling. Honestly, as mathematicians we are a bit different, but I am going to try and explain why we’re not that weird in this talk. To do this I will provide some stories of my own mathematical journey and why I ended up loving it.

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Dr Jordan Pitt,
Associate Dean Indigenous Strategy & Services and School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney

Dr Jordan Pitt is a descendant of the Birri Gubba people and Applied Mathematician. Like most his passion for mathematics was sparked by a fantastic high school mathematics teacher. Since that fire ignited, he has had an academic career completing his undergraduate and PhD at the Australian National University working on numerical methods for tsunami modelling. He now studies the interaction of ocean waves and sea ice to improve climate models at the University of Sydney, continuing work begun as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide. In addition to his academic time, he has also worked at Geoscience Australia and the Australian Taxation Office on projects from modelling tsunamis to phone call times.