Author: Tiago Hirth

8, 15 e 29 de Novembro 2025 | Evento Online

This course is part of the free teaching offer of MUHNAC COURSES in collaboration between the National Museum of Natural History and Science and Ludus. Registration is required for all participants through the registration form to be sent to geral@museus.ulisboa.pt With Tiago Santos Hirth Date: April 26, 2025 — 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Location: Manuel Valadares Amphitheater | Museum Description: This course offers a concise introduction to the multidisciplinary field of board game studies, grounded in the cultural heritage of games. Participants will explore the cultural, historical, psychological, sociological and design dimensions of board games, also analyzing their connections with areas such as computer science and mathematics. Far beyond mere entertainment, board games are cultural artifacts that reflect and influence social dynamics, cognitive processes and historical contexts. Through a few well-chosen examples, this course will highlight key themes in the study of games and provide valuable tools for those wishing to explore this fascinating subject in more depth...

This course is part of the free teaching offer of MUHNAC COURSES in collaboration between the National Museum of Natural History and Science and Ludus. Registration is required for all participants through the registration form to be sent to geral@museus.ulisboa.pt With Jorge Nuno Silva Dias April 29 – 30, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7237413992 Description: Logic is a very relevant area of Mathematics. In simple terms, Logic deals with the rules of valid thought. We will see how, from puzzles designed by the best logicians, we can educate the taste for rigorous and creative thinking, when solving problems...

25 – 26 Junho 2025, 18h às 20h | Evento online

24 – 25 Setembro 2025, 18h às 20h | Evento Online

26 – 27 Novembro 2025, 18h às 20h | Evento online

This Activity is part of the Mathematics 365 program that presents mathematics as a fundamental pillar of society. By José Natário (IST) March 27, 2025 at 9:00 am Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7237413992 Summary: In this lecture we will explain the general functioning of GPS, and the very simple Mathematics of determining the position of the receiver from the satellite signals. Then we will analyze one of the most interesting corrections that must be applied in calculating the correct position: the correction imposed by the Theory of Relativity...

This activity is part of the Mathematics 365 program that presents mathematics as a fundamental pillar of society. With Tiago Santos Hirth Day 03/17/2025 at 6:00 pm Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7237413992 Summary: In this one-hour workshop we invite you to see and learn the jaw-dropping effects. To unravel the mathematics used by illusionists such as Penn and Teller or Luís de Matos, among others. Come and discover the secrets of...

This Activity is part of the Mathematics 365 program that presents mathematics as a fundamental pillar of society. With Carlos Perreira dos Santos Day 03/19/2025 at 11:00 Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7237413992 Summary: The Portuguese epic poem The Lusiads is uniquely rich in various areas of knowledge (history, geography, astronomy, mythology, classical literature, among others) and Luís de Camões (1524-1579) intertwines them all with remarkable technique and elegance. Luciano Pereira da Silva (1864-1926), mathematician and professor at Coimbra, studied the work in detail from the point of view of the use, often veiled, of such knowledge. Based fundamentally on Pereira da Silva's study, this work aims to make an alternative dissemination of the astronomy present in The Lusiads. This presentation is based on the journey itself described in the poem, rather than being organized by astronomical themes as Pereira da Silva did. The online version of this work includes videos and dynamic diagrams of the skies of 1497-1498, as well as a...

This Activity is part of the Mathematics 365 program that presents mathematics as a fundamental pillar of society. With Jorge Nuno Silva Day 03/26/2025 at 11:00 Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7237413992 Summary: Problems are the soul of Mathematics. In this exhibition we will visit some very interesting problems by renowned authors, such as Raymond Smullyan and Martin...

February 11th, Amphitheatre 3.2.14, 5pm On the occasion of the placement of a portrait of Professor Guerreiro in Amphitheatre 3.2.14, as well as a poster relating to him in the C3 atrium, we will hold a small commemorative session on February 11th at 5pm, in the amphitheatre where his portrait was placed, thus joining the 23 portraits there of teachers from our school who marked the history of the Faculty of Sciences in the 20th century. There will be short speeches by Luis Saraiva, Jorge Nuno Silva, Dinis Pestana and Luis Sanchez. A drink will be served offered by the Associação...

CIUHCT Conference Abstract: If Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) had not written Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, he would probably be remembered as a pioneering photographer – and also as a mathematician. But what mathematics was he interested in – and how good was he? In this lecture I summarize his life and mathematical works in the context of Victorian Oxford. Biography: Robin Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University, Emeritus Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London, and a former Fellow of Keble College, University of Oxford. A past president of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, he has written and edited over 50 books on the history of mathematics and its history (including Lewis Carroll on Numberland & Euler's Pioneering Equation) and specifically on graph theory (including Introduction to Graph Theory and Four Colours Are Enough). Involved in the popularization and communication of mathematics and its history, he has received awards from the Mathematical Association of America for his “outstanding expository writing”, and the Stanton Medal from the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications for his outreach activities in combinatorics. He has received two honorary doctorates and holds Erdős Number 1. Robin Wilson has been a member of the Ludus Association since 2017. See the official website of the event...