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Senior Maths students go to Prof. John Barrow lecture for Maths Week

Students at Prof. John Barrow lecture, Maths Week 2012 Ms. O'Sullivan
NEWS / 16 October 2012

4th, 5th and 6th Year students attended a lecture, "Maths and Sport" in the RDS on Monday, 15th October. Hugh O'Rourke (6th Year) gives us some insights into what he heard.

4th, 5th and 6th Year students attended a lecture, "Maths and Sport" in the RDS on Monday, 15th October. It was given by Prof. John Barrow of Cambridge University. According to Prof. Barrow you're more likely to win in tennis if you're left-handed; you're less likely to win in hurdles if you're left-handed and the arched-back method introduced by Dick Fosbury in the high jump won him a gold in the Olympics, because it was more efficient. (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of images.)

Hugh O'Rourke (6th Year)

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