This is a guest post written by David Nkansah, a mathematics student at the University of Glasgow. Around the fourth century BC, the term ‘Mathematics’ was defined by Aristotle as the “science of quantity”. It’s my own experience as a young mathematician to say this definition, although correct in its own right, poses a problem…
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of September, and compiled by Alexander, is now online at Codima. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.
Watch mathematician and entrepreneur Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE explain binary numbers. Anne-Marie studied for an MSc in mathematics at Oxford University, and founded the social enterprise Stemettes to encourage more women and girls into STEM careers.
Any project which manages to make Cédric Villani look even more like a time traveller gets my immediate attention. Look! HOLO-MATH’s website is short on firm details, but it seems to be something to do with using Microsoft’s HoloLens VR goggle thingies to make interactive VR maths “experiences”. Here’s the blurb: HOLO-MATH is an international…
Watch mathematician and data scientist Jonny explain mathematical modelling of networks.
This is a guest post by researcher Audace Dossou-Olory of Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Consider the following question: How many ways are there to connect $2n$ points on a circle so that each point is connected to exactly one other point?
The Further Maths Support Programme is an organisation in the UK that supports students wishing to take an A-level in Further Maths. Since this isn’t offered in all schools and colleges, the Programme helps organise tuition for people who can’t do it through their school, but also encourages students at younger ages to consider taking…