Random Stuff - an ACEMS Public Lecture at UQ
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- Randomness is all around us, from the movement of the stock markets to the atoms that form us. It can be both a source of surprise (I have just won the lottery) or of great frustration (I'm stuck in traffic again!).
To better understand randomness it is useful to perform random experiments on a computer. Such 'Monte Carlo simulations' are nowadays important ingredients in many scientific investigations.
Have you ever wondered how random numbers and experiments can be produced by a very non-random device such as a computer? Are you sometimes bemused by 'financial experts' explaining fluctuations in share prices? Would you like to know how we can use randomness to better search for a needle in a hay stack?
If so, we invite you to attend Prof Dirk Kroese's Public Lecture on Tuesday 14 May from 6-7 pm at the University of Queensland. The venue is the Prentice building (building 42), room 216. Snacks will be provided 1/2 hour before the presentation.
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