Hamilton Mathematics Institute
Encyclopedia
The Hamilton Mathematics Institute is a mathematics
Institute in Trinity College, Dublin
named in honour of William Rowan Hamilton
. It was launched in 2005 and aims to improve the international profile of Irish
mathematics, to raise public awareness of mathematics and to support local mathematical research through workshops, conferences and a visitor programme.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
Institute in Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
named in honour of William Rowan Hamilton
William Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra. His studies of mechanical and optical systems led him to discover new mathematical concepts and techniques...
. It was launched in 2005 and aims to improve the international profile of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
mathematics, to raise public awareness of mathematics and to support local mathematical research through workshops, conferences and a visitor programme.