Tangente's 30th anniversary program | Tangente Magazine

Tangente celebrates its 30th anniversary at the Musée des arts et métiers!

 

Talks and events ------------------------------

Venue: Abbé Grégoire Auditorium

11 a.m.: 30th-anniversary announcement

11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Mickaël LAUNAY, "Strange mathematical objects"

1–1:30 p.m.: Daniel JUSTENS, "Choosing sounds and sound ratios in music," a musical talk

2–2:30 p.m.: Awards ceremony for the "Affaire de logique" competition

2:45–3:15 p.m.: Bertrand HAUCHECORNE, "Where does mathematical vocabulary come from?"

3:45–4:15 p.m.: Olivier SALON, Hervé LE TELLIER (OuLiPo), "Chicago, an Oulipian game"

4:30–5 p.m.: Jean-Paul DELAHAYE, "John Conway's Game of Life: marvellous configurations"

5:30 p.m.: Closing remarks

Theme: Interdisciplinary work: mathematics, computer science, French, physics and games… Topics will include the Tangente High School Students' Prize, the Novelli Prize, mathematics activities and bridge activities, and mathematics competitions (the Mathematical Games Championship, the Challengers competition…)

Throughout the day: Mathematicians and mathematics communicators. Two 15-minute presentations during the day; times to be confirmed.

10:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.: Sam LOYD, presented by Michel CRITON (FFJM)

10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.: Isaac NEWTON, presented by André DELEDICQ (Kangourou)

10:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.: Vito VOLTERRA, presented by Frédéric JAËCK (CultureMath)

11:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.: Gottfried LEIBNIZ, presented by Emmylou HAFFNER (Tangente)

12:15 p.m.: Martin GARDNER, presented by Pierre BERLOQUIN

3 and 4:30 p.m.: Lewis CARROLL, presented by Alain ZALMANSKI

3:30 and 5 p.m.: Srinivasa RAMANUJAN, presented by Bernard RANDÉ

5:15 p.m.: Albert FLOCON, presented by Pierre BERLOQUIN

From noon, the authors attending the event—speakers and nominees for the Tangente Book Prize or Tangente High School Students' Prize—will be available to sign their books. The following authors have already confirmed that they will attend:

12:30 p.m.: Mickaël LAUNAY – Le grand roman des maths

12:30 p.m.: Pierre Berloquin – Codes, la grande aventure

1 p.m.: Marielle MOURANCHE – Pierre de Fermat l'énigmatique

1:30 p.m.: Daniel JUSTENS – La mathématique du chat

1:30 p.m.: François DARNAUDET – L'homme qui valait des milliards

2 p.m.: Michel GOUY – Les mathématiques du bridge

2 p.m.: Hubert KRIVINE – Petit traité de hasardologie

2:30 p.m.: Gilles COHEN – L'intégrale des jeux du Monde

2:30 p.m.: Leila SCHNEPS – Les maths au tribunal

3 p.m.: Michel CRITON – 121 Rapidos

3:30 p.m.: Bertrand HAUCHECORNE – Les mots et les maths

3:30 p.m.: Hervé LEHNING – Toutes les mathématiques du monde

4 p.m.: Bernard RANDÉ – Les carnets indiens de Srinivana Ramanujan

4 p.m.: Dominique SOUDER – Magic Mathieu Volume 1 and Volume 2

4:30 p.m.: Olivier SALON – Le disparate François le Lionnais

4:30 p.m.: Elisabeth BUSSER – Les cinq piliers du divertissement mathématique

5 p.m.: Jean-Paul DELAHAYE – Mathématiques et mystères and *Les mathématiciens se plient au jeu*

5 p.m.: Mathieu TAZO – La dynamique des fluides

Workshops and games\* -------------------

\ The letter indicates the workshop's target age group (A: ages 15 and up, B: ages 10–16, C: ages 7–12)*

The first cryptographic machines, by Hervé LEHNING (Tangente)

11:45 a.m. (A) – 12:00 p.m. (B) –1:15 p.m. (C) – 1:30 p.m. (A) – 2:45 p.m. (B) – 3:00 p.m. (C) – 4:15 p.m. (C) – 4:30 p.m. (A)

12:30 p.m. (C) – 12:45 p.m. (A) – 2:00 p.m. (C) – 2:15 p.m. (B) – 3:30 p.m. (A) – 3:45 p.m. (B) – 5:00 p.m. (C) – 5:15 p.m. (A)

*Archimedes Competition (The Challengers multiple-choice quiz)* with medals to be won. Audience: middle-school students 10:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Mathematical games, by Michel CRITON (FFJM): puzzles from the French championship 10:45 a.m. (C) – 11:00 a.m. (B) – 12:15 p.m. (C) – 12:30 p.m. (B) – 1:45 p.m. (C) – 2:00 p.m. (B) – 4:45 p.m. (C) – 5:00 p.m. (A)

Mental arithmetic, by Éric TROUILLOT (creator of the game Mathador) 11:30 a.m. (B) – 11:45 a.m. (C) – 1:00 p.m. (C) – 1:15 p.m. (B) – 2:30 p.m. (C) – 2:45 p.m. (A) – 3:30 p.m. (B) – 4:00 p.m. (A)

The game of Hex, by Loïc CELLIER (CIJM) 11:00 a.m. (A) – 11:15 a.m. (B) – 1:30 p.m. (C) – 1:45 p.m. (B) – 5:00 p.m. (B) – 5:15 p.m. (C)

The mathematics of bridge, by Michel GOUY (IPR) 3:00 p.m. (A) – 3:15 p.m. (B/C) – 4:15 p.m. (A) – 4:30 p.m. (B/C).

HANDS-ON AREAS ------------------------

** Hewlett-Packard calculator demonstrations**, by Armelle L'HERMITE 10:30 a.m. (A) – 12:00 p.m. (A) – 2:15 p.m. (A) – 3:45 p.m. (A) – 5:15 p.m. (A)

Wooden calculating machines, by the Ludimath association 10:45 a.m. (B) – 11:15 a.m. (C) – 12:15 p.m. (B) – 12:30 p.m. (A) – 3:00 p.m. (C) – 3:15 p.m. (A)

Logic-grid games and brainteasers, by the Ludimath association 11:00 a.m. (C) – 11:30 a.m. (C) – 11:45 a.m. (B) – 12:45 p.m. (C) – 1:00 p.m. (B) – 2:30 p.m. (A) – 2:45 p.m. (C) – 4:00 p.m. (C) – 4:15 p.m. (B) – 4:45 p.m. (A)

Polyhedra workshop, by Jean-Jacques DUPAS (Playmaths) 1:30 p.m. (B) – 3:30 p.m. (C)

Japanese curiosities: Sangaku and Origami, François LAVALLOU (Playmaths) 1:45 p.m. (A)

Möbius permutations workshop, François LAVALLOU (Playmaths) 3:00 p.m. (B)

Pick's and Euler's formulas, François LAVALLOU (Playmaths) 4:30 p.m. (C)

Gears workshop, by Jean-Jacques DUPAS (Playmaths) 4:45 p.m. (A)

Tiling workshop, by Marie-José PESTEL (CIJM) 2:00 p.m. (A) – 2:15 p.m. (C) – 2:30 p.m. (B) – 3:45 p.m. (C) – 4:00 p.m. (B)

Mini-MOF workshop, creating a collective work on the theme of mosaics, by Chrystèle Albertini, mosaic artist and Meilleur Ouvrier de France (from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.)

MATHEMATICAL ART EXHIBITIONS

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Some of the artists whose works are on display will be present: Denise DEMARET-PRANVILLE, Sylvie DONMOYER, Patrice JEENER, Ulysse LACOSTE, Philippe RIPS, SCOWCZA, SELLIG ZED, Sandrine SOUDER, …

An exhibition of his sculptures, with commentary by the artist

DISCOVERING A UNIQUE PLACE ------------------------------

The Musée des arts et métiers is a fabulous place. It houses a great many historic objects illustrating the birth of almost every modern technology. Two types of tour will offer visitors a chance to discover these treasures.

Created by the CIJM mathematical rally team, these treasure hunts will be available throughout the day in two versions:

A. Discovery Treasure Hunt (ages seven and up, adults and children)

B. Enthusiasts' Treasure Hunt (all ages)

Participants will receive a booklet to complete. Everyone who finds the correct answers will leave with a small gift.

The tours and demonstrations (duration: 30 minutes), meanwhile, focus on specific objects in the museum. Here is the schedule:

11:00 a.m.: Family tour Click-clack, it's in the box (location: Communication gallery)

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Quick tour Galileo and Pascal (location: Scientific Instruments gallery)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Quick tour Tangente, motion and the measurement of time, by Fatiha Alabau (SMAI) and Jamila Al-Khatib (locations: Scientific Instruments/Mechanics)

12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Foucault pendulum demonstration (location: Church)

3:30 p.m.: Quick tour Vaucanson (location: Materials gallery)

4:30 p.m.: Quick tour Pascaline (location: Scientific Instruments gallery)