Math Evening at RIT Croatia

In order to build positive perception about Mathematics, Croatian Mathematical Society organizes Evening of Mathematics (Večer matematike) events on an annual basis. Each year the Math evening takes place in kindergartens, schools and colleges throughout Croatia in a form of interactive and fun workshops.  RIT Croatia participates in this nation-wide event and this year we will hold a lecture and a workshop on our Zagreb campus. 
The workshops are primarily intended for high school pupils, but students can also join. For more information, please contact our Admissions Office at admissions@croatia.rit.edu, tel: (0)1 643 9100.


"I'm not into mathematics, I prefer languages" – Dr. Kristijan Tabak
December 1, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Zagreb campus

We often encounter with the statement from the title, wouldn't you agree? In this lecture, Dr. Tabak will dispel myths related to mathematical thinking and explain why we struggle so much with mathematics. We will look at the very nature of mathematical thinking, and explain why so many people feel uncomfortable or insecure about it. Dr. Tabak will present an abundance of interesting examples, which will hopefully help change the narrative and understanding of mathematics and its connection with our reality. 


"Why can't business do without mathematics?" – Dr. Kristina Šorić
December 1, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Zagreb campus

Dr. Kristina Šorić will present a case of a company that wants to work in an efficient and effective way. The mathematical problem of optimal procurement and production planning will be defined with the aim of minimizing production costs with the requirements of meeting customer demand and respecting limited capacities.

The workshop will consist of a presentation of business concepts of the company in question, types of data analytics in business, mathematical modeling, and computer work to create an Excel file with input parameters, objective function and constraints in the form of equations and inequalities. To solve the problem, an Excel add-in, Excel Solver, will be used. After obtaining the optimal solution, Dr. Šorić will carry out an economic analysis and stimulate discussion among the participants.