Mathematics in Hong Kong - Challenges of the 21 Century
Distinguished Public Lecture by Professor Yau Shing-tung

Date: July 4 (Saturday), 1998.
Time: 10:00 - 11:00a.m.
Veune: Run Run Shaw Hall.
Speaker: Professor Yau Shing-tung, Professor of Mathematics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor of Mathematics of Harvard University
Language: Cantonese
All are welcome.

In this lecture, Professor Yau will share his experience in learning mathematics in Hong Kong where the received primary, secondary and tertiary education. He will adopt a global perspective to discuss mathematics education and missions of the educators in the field of mathematics in Hong Kong.

Internationally renowned mathematician, Professor Yau Shing-ting is Professor of Mathematics of his alma mater, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Professor of Mathematics of Harvard University. In 1982, Professor Yau was awarded the Fields Medal, the highest honour in mathematics. In 1997, Professor Yau's remarkable achievements and contributions in mathematics brought him the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honour of the United States. Being the Director of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the Chinese University, Professor Yau co-leads the interdisciplinary research work of the Institute with Nobel Laureate Professor Yang Chen-ning.

For information: Please contact Ms. Serena Yip at 2609-7729.

About the lecture (in Chinese Big 5 Encoding):

丘成桐教授傑出公開講座
香港的數學—面對二十一世紀的挑戰

一九九八年七月四日

丘成桐教授肄業於香港中文大學， 現為哈佛大學數學系講座教授及香港中文大學數學研究所所長。 他曾獲被視為數學諾貝爾獎的菲爾斯獎及美國科學界最高榮譽的美國國家科學獎， 是世界公認最傑出的數學家。 在這次講座中，丘教授將運用淺白的方式， 分享他由小學至大學階段在香港學習數學的經驗； 並細說他從初學階段直至攀登高峰的心路歷程。 他將從宏觀的世界角度看香港的數學教育及數學教育工作者的使命。


丘成桐教授傑出公開講座


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