05/05/2012 - 12:00am

On Saturday, May 5th the UCI Mathematics Department will host a pair of community outreach events.
From 9:00am - 11:00am we will have a Mathematics Workshop for High school students which will explore higher level abstract mathematics through some fun, hands-on activities.
From 11:00am - 12:00pm we will have a Public Mathematics Lecture by Dr. Gunther Uhlmann, UCI's Excellence in Teaching Chair in Mathematics. He will be speaking about the "The Science Behind Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak".
Both events take place in Biological Sciences III, Room 1200 on the UCI campus.
These events are free and open to the public. No RSVP is required!
 
*From 1:00-2:30 there will be an Irvine Math Circle event for high school students in Natural Sciencs II Room 1201. For more details see www.math.uci.edu/~mathcircle

"The Science Behind Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak"