MEC annual symposium 2017

Algebra: gateway to mathematics, science, society and the world & The Teaching and Learning of Algebra

On 24 & 25 May the MEC hosted a two-day Symposium attracting speakers from across the country. 

Keynote speakers

Talks given by the keynote speakers for both events can be downloaded below.

Talk by Luis Radford
Talk by Paul Drijvers
Presentation by Dave Hewitt
Talk by Reinhard Oldenburg
Talk by Despina Potari
Talk by Heidi Stromskag
Talk by Yvonne Liljekvist

Lecture recordings

Programmes

MEC Symposium Programme day 1
MEC Symposium Programme - Day 2
Downloadable paper - Luis Radford and Luis Puig

Speakers

There will be four keynote speakers who will take differing positions on algebra and its importance in the world today:

Professor Luis Radford

L‌aurentian University, Canada

Abstract

Professor Radford's profile page

Professor Paul Drijvers

Utrecht University, Netherlands

Abstract

Professor Paul Drijver's profile page

‌University of Nottingham, UK

Abstract

Professor Jeremy Hodgen's profile page

Dave Hewitt

Loughborough University, UK

Abstract

Dr Dave Hewitt's profile page

Abstracts and programme

There will be time for discussion and questions to the speakers. You can download the abstracts and programme as PDFs here:

Abstracts
Programme