When it comes to the written word, clarity still matters (even in tweets). And certainly in mathematics. Ben Green @OxUniMaths has won the inaugural I. Martin Isaacs Prize for Excellence in Mathematical Writing from @amermathsoc.https://t.co/fXeICWoJKI...
Lire la suiteBack for a new series, 'Me and My Maths' throws a little light on the mathematical mind. We ask our mathematicians: What do you do? What are the ups? The downs? Does maths keep you awake at night? And one about teeth at the end. First up: Tommy. pic.twitter.com/gMo7oj9Y4I...
Lire la suiteSam and Jon sounds like a 60s soul act, but this Sam and Jon are Sam Howison and Jon Chapman and they are the Keepers of the Oxford Mathematics Toy Box. Here they are spinning a disc, specifically Euler's disc. First up, Jon. pic.twitter.com/gcslSlBzer...
Lire la suiteZen and the art of mathematics. Some of our mathematicians' toys aren't just toys. Sam Howison is the superstar DJ in our latest toy story. pic.twitter.com/PIKgejMutI — Oxford Mathematics (@OxUniMaths) October 6, 2024 Ce 6 octobre 2024. 17h29. Le zen...
Lire la suiteThe professor and the pendulums. We know what will happen when one pendulum swings. But two? 'Oxford Mathematicians and their Toys', episode three, starring @jon_ox (and the pendulums). pic.twitter.com/nd76257bS9 — Oxford Mathematics (@OxUniMaths) September...
Lire la suiteMathematicians lend their names to theorems. But behind the name is a life. In Stefan Banach’s case a traumatic one as a Polish man living through World War II. Banach’s contraction mapping theorem features in our latest 1st year student lecture. Watch:...
Lire la suiteRoger Penrose is 93 today (not an interesting number, he says), but where in spacetime does he go to get away? A short walk from @OxUniMaths are the Trap Grounds, 10 acres of wetland, woodland & grassland where you sit & forget about black holes & twistors...
Lire la suiteNon, je ne regrette rien. Well, actually, not when it comes to our final year students. Here they ponder on what they might have done differently. Final Thoughts - Episode 3 pic.twitter.com/x7lngCKiVB — Oxford Mathematics (@OxUniMaths) July 11, 2024 Ce...
Lire la suiteA graduate supervision involves a professor & their graduate student, but it also features two equals discussing the subject they love. Jochen Koenigsmann & student Leo Gitin star in our latest, unedited, supervision. Watch full meeting: https://t.co/oREVUQfB3p...
Lire la suiteThe inscription at the entrance to the @OxUniMaths building. And, it is said, above the entrance to Plato’s Academy in Athens. "Let no one destitute of geometry enter here." We (and perhaps Plato) don't mean it. Everyone is welcome. Perhaps for 'geometry'...
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