A survival guide for young mathematicians written by Pete Casazza has been doing the rounds today. It contains an experienced mathematician’s advice for young mathematicians starting out on their careers and unsure of what to expect or what’s expected of them.
Math/Maths 94: Broadcasting From A Hollowed Out Volcano
A new episode of the Math/Maths Podcast has been released. A conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA from Pulse-Project.org. This week Samuel and Peter spoke about: Alan Turing papers on code breaking released by GCHQ; Biography by Turing's mother republished; Bletchley Park to host Loebner Prize competition; How the universe began; Biodiversity model…
MathsJam April 2012 Photos
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Knit your mother’s sweater
Here is a clever display of the prime factorisation of the numbers 1-200 on a sweater, from knitter Sondra Eklund. Each prime is represented (as a square) by its own colour, and luckily there’s an infinite number of both. Composites are represented by squares composed of collections of smaller squares or rectangles of appropriate colours.…
Model predicts prevalence of left-handedness in sports populations
Research has been published describing a mathematical model that successfully predicts the ratios of left-handers to right-handers in different sports.
Shadow Box by Laura Kishimoto
Shadow Box by Laura Kishimoto:
The Odds Gods smile on birthday/card matches
The classic birthday problem asks how many people are required to ensure a greater than 50% chance of having at least one birthday match, meaning that two or more people share a birthday. The surprisingly small answer, assuming that all birthdays are equally likely and ignoring leap years like 2012, is 23 people.