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School of Mathematical Sciences

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Mathematicians in Schools is an Australian Government initiative that is managed by CSIRO Education. Mathematicians in Schools aims to create and support long-term professional partnerships between mathematicians and teachers. Its purpose is to promote a deeper understanding of the importance of mathematics in our society for students and teachers and, through them, the wider community. To find out more and to register on-line, visit the Mathematicians in School website.

 
Gary Glonek
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Michael Murray
Acting Director of Teaching
Acting Deputy Head of School
Nigel Bean
Director of Research

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Computational complexity, taut structures and triangulations
13:10 Fri 18 May 12 :: Napier LG28 :: Dr Benjamin Burton :: University of Queensland

There are many interesting and difficult algorithmic problems in low-dimensional topology. Here we study the problem of finding a taut structure on a 3-manifold triangulation, whose existence has implications for both the geometry and combinatorics of the triangulation. We prove that detecting taut structures is "hard", in the sense that it is NP-complete. We also prove that detecting taut structures is "not too hard", by showing it to be fixed-parameter tractable. This is joint work with Jonathan Spreer.
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Hayden Tronnolone receives A. F. Pillow Scholarship
Please join me in congratulating Mr Hayden Tronnolone who was awarded the A. F. Pillow Applied Mathematics Top-up Scholarship at the 2012 ANZIAM conference in Warrnambool.
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