Double Maths First Thing always takes the weather with it Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to disseminate mathematical joy and the pleasure of figuring things out. I’m just back from a week in the Peak District, where we discovered that Pete the dog likes neither stepping stones,…
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Jim Simons
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do. We spoke to retired mathematician and A-level maths tutor Jim Simons (not that Jim Simons) about his YouTube channel, in which he…
Aperiodical News Roundup – April & May 2025
Here’s a round-up of all the mathematical news from the last couple of months we didn’t otherwise cover here.
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 26
Double Maths First Thing shaves newsletters if and only if they don’t shave themselves Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in puzzles, problem-solving and practicing maths. I’m currently wading through the combinatorics of meteorology, which is another way of saying “this walk is…
Topics I taught this year
It’s been quite a year. We introduced a totally new mathematics degree course, redesigned from the previous version. In addition, restructures and people leaving meant there were fewer of us teaching on the maths degree. All this together means I’ve been teaching new topics aplenty this year. Now we’re at the end of teaching, I’m…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 25
Double Maths First Thing has toothache. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in figuring things out. And take my mind off of the dental work I had done yesterday. Send ibuprofen and puzzles. Among several reasons to celebrate the election of Nicușor Dan…
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Nils Berglund
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Nils Berglund, whose YouTube channel features animations and simulations, “to show that mathematics and physics can be beautiful.”