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Great Mathematicians, Great Mathematics: An Introduction by Professor Raymond Flood
Gresham Professor of Geometry, Professor Raymond Flood, introduces us to his 2014-15 lecture series on the lives and work of the greatest Mathematicians in history. From Fermat to Euler, Fourier to Cantor, Professor Flood will examine...
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The Great Mathematicians - Professor Robin Wilson and Dr Raymond Flood
A lecture to mark the publication of Robin Wilson and Raymond Flood's new book. Mathematics pervades our daily lives. Our credit cards and the nation's defence are kept secure largely due to the properties of prime numbers, and...
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Three Great Mathematicians: Hardy, Littlewood and Hardy-Littlewood - Professor Raymond Flood
“Nowadays, there are only three really great English Mathematicians: Hardy, Littlewood, and Hardy-Littlewood,” reported Harold Bohr in 1947. Their collaboration was so great that some even doubted their real existence, sometimes to comic...
Numberphile
The Mathematician's Office - Numberphile
Cedric Villani is one of the world's most famous mathematicians. What does he keep in his office, and how important is his office to doing inspirational mathematics? More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Villani playlist (more...
Curated Video
Ridiculously Easy Problem That Stumps Mathematicians
Peter Winkler's excellent book "Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection" states this easy problem is known to frustrate even great mathematicians. Can you figure it out? Cut The Knot...
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The Greatest Mathematicians: Isaac Newton - Professor Raymond Flood
A short introduction to Professor Flood’s lecture on Isaac Newton. Though Newton’s work is of foundational importance, very little is said about the man himself. Professor Flood describe Newton as a “suspicious, neurotic and tortured...
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This Puzzle Stumped One of the Greatest Mathematicians Ever! Can You Solve It?
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Great Big Story
Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk
Discover the legendary chalk that mathematicians swear by, known for its clean lines and density. But with supply dwindling, a new source emerges.
SciShow
Great Minds: Tycho Brahe, the Astronomer With a Pet Elk
In the late 16th century, Tycho Brahe built an observatory on an island and collecting some of the most accurate data ever. He also lost his nose in a duel with a classmate -- over who was the better mathematician.
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Isaac Barrow and Other Great Mathematicians of Gresham College - Professor Tony Mann
Professor Tony Mann of the University of Greenwich and Visiting Gresham Professor of Computing Mathematics discusses some of his personal heroes in Mathematics. Tony Mann is Visiting Professor of Computer Mathematics at Gresham College....
World Science Festival
How Is A Mathematician’s Work Done?
How do mathematicians work? We’re not asking whether they run on sandwiches or rocket fuel, but rather, “How is a mathematician’s work done?” Is it like the movies, where a tortured professor scribbles equations all over a blackboard...
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Is a Mathematician a Robot? - Professor Chris Budd OBE
Robotics is another of HM Governments eight great technologies. Is it possible that in a few years we might have machines with artificial intelligence? In this lecture I will describe the mathematics of machine learning and explain its...
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The Secret Mathematicians: Le Corbusier & Architecture - Marcus Du Sautoy
Professor Du Sautoy discusses the mathematics of ratios that inform the work of the great architect, Le Corbusier. He discusses how these ratios are found in nature and how they inform music, design and living....
World Science Festival
Mathematician W. Hugh Woodin Explains Continuum Hypothesis
Mathematician W. Hugh Woodin has devoted his life to the study of infinity, attempting to solve the unsolvable. Doing so does require some mental gymnastics and willingness to change your mind if the evidence points in another direction....
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The Quantum Mathematician - Professor Chris Budd OBE
Quantum science has been one of the most successful and useful theories ever invented. Indeed quantum technology was added as the ninth of the original eight great technologies. However, quantum mechanics is also, at the same time, one...
Extra Credits
The History of Non-Euclidian Geometry - The Great Quest - Extra History - #2
For hundreds of years, Euclid's geometry disappeared with the fall of the Roman Empire. But in Constantinople, Islamic mathematicians, including Al-Khwarizmi (who gave us the word "algebra") worked long and hard on proving the Fifth...
Curated Video
Why Mathematicians Love 69,720,375,229,712,477,164,533,808,935,312,303,556,800
The number N = 69,720,375,229,712,477,164,533,808,935,312,303,556,800 is special - it is the smallest number that has all numbers 1 to 100 as factors. The puzzle: what is the prime factorization of N? Watch the video for a solution....
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Only 18% Of Mathematicians Solved This Tricky Problem
This puzzle went viral in the discrete mathematics community because so many people got it wrong! You roll a fair dice until you get a 6. What is the expected number of rolls, including the roll of 6, conditioned on the event that all...
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Mathematicians SOLVED The BEST Way To Play Memory/Concentration (Card Game)
The card game of memory (aka concentration) is a children's game to test visual recall. Strategically you can figure out the best move by doing probability calculations. This video explains the best possible way to play the game...
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Counter-Intuitive Probability Puzzle: Guessing Randomly On A Matching Test
You are given a list of 5 mathematicians and have to match each to the correct birth year. But since you were never taught about these mathematicians, you do not know any of the answers. So you decide to guess randomly by matching the 5...
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Fermat's Theorems - Professor Raymond Flood
Gresham Professor of Geometry, Raymond Flood, begins his series 'Great Mathematicians, Great Mathematics' with Pierre de Fermat:http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/fermats-theorems The seventeenth century mathematician Pierre de...
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The Most Beautiful Formula in Mathematics - Professor Raymond Flood
In this short introduction to Euler and his work, Professor Raymond Flood talks about Euler’s enormous contribution to mathematics. As well as being one of the most prolific mathematicians of all time, Euler is often regarded as one of...
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Isaac Newton: Mathematical Giant - Professor Raymond Flood
Isaac Newton’s work on celestial mechanics laid the foundation for the modern understanding of the world’ and the universe. He is the giant upon whose shoulders mathematicians stand. Professor Raymond Flood, Gresham Professor of Geometry...
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Mobius, his Band, and the Shape of the Universe - Professor Raymond Flood
Mobius is perhaps best known for his topological form, the Mobius Band, but whilst this is treated as a mathematical curiosity, its hugely important in the study of topology and cosmology. Professor Raymond Flood, Gresham Professor of...
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