You may have noticed our recent announcement of the proof of the Kadison-Singer conjecture, in which we weren’t able to go into that much detail about what the conjecture actually entails. Well, having been contacted by one of the authors of that paper, Adam Marcus, who emailed to congratulate us on the complete absence of any…
Toast formula
ACHTUNG: This post contains no information which could progress humanity’s understanding of the universe it inhabits. It contains links to several terrible newspapers. I have not fixed any of the issues in the source material, typographical, mathematical, grammatical, or otherwise. We are about to plumb the depths of innumeracy and inanity; consider yourself warned. The Manchester Evening…
We’ll be back after these messages
Some news from the world of capitalism: various maths people have things you can spend money on. Our roving reporters investigate. Maths on Screen DVDs Maths Inspiration, a maths theatre show which has been touring the country for a few years providing large-scale theatre shows for GCSE and A-Level students, has now released a…
Ten years of part-time working
In summer 2003, I put my MSc in computing into part-time mode to take up a part-time job in e-learning in maths at the University of Nottingham. Since then, I have done various combinations of paid work and education, until I handed in my PhD this summer. Viva notwithstanding, ((Though, in fact it’s quite something…
Review: Wuzzit Trouble
Had Wuzzit Trouble been around in 2001, when I was teaching Diophantine equations… well, there wouldn’t have been an iPhone to play it on, and it would probably have been too graphically-intensive for the computers available at the time. However, I’m willing to bet fewer of my students would have fallen asleep in class.
Puzzlebomb – September 2013
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 20 of Puzzlebomb, for September 2013, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 21 – September 2013 The solutions to Issue 21 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 21 – September 2013 – Solutions Previous issues of Puzzlebomb, and their solutions, can be found here.
Math Munch is something to chew on
Math Munch is a groovy website run by three groovy people from the USA. Imagine this site, but less presumptuous about your mathematical schooling and run to a strict weekly schedule. Each week’s post contains a few links to interesting maths things and an interview with a person of mathematical interest, all on a chosen…