Problems with my blog
I’ve recently reinstalled my blog following a hack attack. I think everything is back to normal (apart from the email letter sign up). Let me know if you see anything strange. Thanks. UPDATE: The style...
View ArticleBoxing Day Post
I haven’t posted in a while because I’m on holiday in Brazil. I’m currently at my parents-in-law’s apartment in a place called Barra in Rio de Janeiro. Weather’s been good and I’ve only got sunburn on...
View ArticleNew Year
At the start of each year I always like to review the year just gone and maybe make one or two New Year’s resolutions. Last year’s resolution was to finish things rather than keep starting new things...
View ArticleLatest Turing e-Petition
I was going to post about creating videos but will save that for another day (I have a long video to watch first!). Instead I’ll post about the petition to put Alan Turing on the 10 pound note. The...
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Mystery Chord Update
Sean Styles The story of the A Hard Day’s Night Chord appeared in numerous papers since my talk with Rob Sturman and Ben Sparks at the British Science Festival. I was also asked to appear on BBC Radio...
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Robin Ince on science communication
Robin Ince This one is slightly outside my maths remit but I felt that Robin Ince made some serious points (and maybe some not so serious points) about science communication on this Saturday’s Saturday...
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William Tutte and Tommy Flowers
Tutte and Flowers On Monday night I unexpectedly came across a TV programme about the code-crackers at Bletchley Park during World War II. Usually such a programme focuses on Turing and the cracking of...
View ArticleEnd of the year…
It’s the end of the year. It seems only like yesterday we were all saying “What? I can’t believe it’s the end of January already”. So what was the year like? I feel I’ve had a good year – I’ve been...
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Lagrange book sale
Langrange (from Wikipedia) I never miss a chance to rummage around in second-hand book shops. In the past bargains were easy to come by but now the internet has killed that off. Now all books are...
View ArticleWolfram on Leibniz
The usual busyness at the end of the teaching term and a holiday last week have meant that I’ve not been posting for a while. Today’s post is a short one from me directing you to a fairly long post by...
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Summer Hiatus…
“Calçadão de Copacabana” by Mteixeira62 – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. My unscheduled summer hiatus from blogging arose from a family emergency that meant I was in stuck...
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Best of xkcd: Educational
The web comic xkcd is well-known for its humour. I’ve also got a soft spot for the educational infographics, such as the following. (Not all the information should be believed…)
View ArticleIt’s coming…
Posts have been a bit scarce round here recently. Something’s coming soon…
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D’Arcy Thompson radio programme
D’Arcy Thompson on the radio D’Arcy Thompson has been of interest to me since I was a teenager. There was recently a programme on BBC World Service. Have a listen on the BBC iPlayer if it’s available...
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The five methods of proof
In essence there are five methods of proof: Direct: A string of implications , or some straightforward calculation. Induction: true and true for all means that is true for all . Contradiction. Show a...
View ArticleQuestions: What have you done so far?
Students will always need help with problems and exercises that are set.* When a student asks me for help with a particular problem, then I have a go-to question for them: “What have you done so far?”....
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