SAKURA SCIENCE High School Program Group 2
Special Lecture by Professor AKIYAMA the Mathematician
In the afternoon on June 18 (Wednesday), the 2nd group SSHP participants, a total of 114 high school students and supervisors from India, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Ukraine, went to the Tokyo University of Science Kagurazaka Campus to attend a special lecture by the university's distinguished professor, AKIYAMA Jin.
The lecture featured a variety of demonstrations, such as Elliptical Geometry, which is used in the medical field for applications such as MRI scans and laser treatments, an experiment in which each of the students cut two Moebius strips from distributed paper, introduction of various methods for proving the Pythagorean Theorem, and a number guessing trick using paper with numbers from 1-15 written on it. Each success received a big round of applause.
After the lecture, the participants visited the university's Museum of Science to see the Math Experience Plaza, which was supervised by Professor AKIYAMA.
When Professor AKIYAMA asked, “Are any of you thinking of becoming mathematicians in the future?” some of the students raised their hands. Throughout the day, students learned things about mathematics like how fun it can be, how it is applied to the real world, and the further possibilities it holds through first-hand experience.
