The Travels in a Mathematical World podcast has ended because I am moving on to another job. Because of this, I have put together a brief finale episode. This includes a series of clips from a wide range of the episodes. I hope the clips will show the podcast to be interesting and varied, covering…
Podcast: Episode 64 – Peter McOwan, his career
These are the show notes for episode 64 of the Travels in a Mathematical World Podcast. 64 is the number of squares on a chessboard. More about 64 from Number Gossip. Peter McOwan of Queen Mary, University of London, spoke to me about his career, particularly how mathematics helped him work in mathematical physics, medical…
Mathematics Today August 2010: University Liaison Officer’s Report
Now this is not the end I am leaving my employment with the IMA. I am going to take up a post as HE Curriculum Innovation Adviser for the Maths, Stats and OR Network as part of the mathematics strand of the National HE STEM Programme, until July 2012. I have enjoyed my work with…
New Maths Building
When I started at Nottingham, I was told my office arrangements would only be temporary as we were looking to build a new building. Now that I am leaving (didn’t know? You haven’t been listening to the Math/Maths Podcast!) I will not, after all, be moving to this building. Building work has started, though. Here’s…
Podcast: Episode 63 – Rhys Phillips, Electrostatic hazards in aircraft
These are the show notes for episode 63 of the Travels in a Mathematical World Podcast. 63 is the smallest number out of two (the other being 69) such that the common alphabetical value of its Roman representation is equal to itself (LXIII – 12+24+9+9+9 = 63). More about 63 from Number Gossip. This time…
My puzzles stall
As I am leaving the IMA (didn’t know? You haven’t been listening to the Math/Maths Podcast!), I am trying to document what I do. I am videoing some bits that might be useful for my successor to see what I do and see if they like it for their own use. In the middle of…
Podcast: Episode 62 – William Simpson, Solar physics
These are the show notes for episode 62 of the Travels in a Mathematical World Podcast. 62 is the smallest inconsummate number in base 10: no number is a 62-multiple of the sum of its digits. More about 62 from Number Gossip. William Simpson of the University of St. Andrews talks about his work in…