Codes and ciphers have been used for thousands of years to
disguise messages and these were used extensively during World War
II.
James Grime, from the Maths Millennium Project, is coming to
Coventry University on Tuesday 9 November to talk about the history
and mathematics of codes and code-breaking.
His talk will cover the history of codes from the ancient Greeks
and Romans to the present day - including a demonstration of a
genuine World War II enigma machine.
Dr. Farzana Aslam, Senior Lecturer from Department of
Mathematics, Statistics and Engineering Sciences at Coventry
University said that the talk will be particularly interesting for
students and teachers:
"There is so much more to mathematics as a subject and one of
the reasons we organise talks like this is to show students at GCSE
level just how varied it can be.
"Listening to people like James Grime will hopefully inspire
them as he really makes a subject come to life and maybe it will
encourage them to consider studying maths at degree level.
"Young people today have their own way of talking to each other,
which you could say is a sort of youth code, so I am sure they will
find the subject fascinating."
The event starts at 5pm in the Goldstein Lecture Theatre at
Coventry University. It is free of charge and open to students
(GCSE/AS/A2) teachers, parents and members of the public but as
places are limited, early bookings are essential.
To book a place email aa4015@coventry.ac.uk or call 024 7688
8569
For more information about Coventry University, please visit
their website here: www.coventry.ac.uk