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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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This Puzzle Stumped One of the Greatest Mathematicians Ever! Can You Solve It?
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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 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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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...
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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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...
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...
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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....
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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...
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...
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Ridiculously Easy Problem That Stumps Mathematicians
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The "Fibonacci" Sequence Was Actually Discovered In India 1000 Years Earlier
The sequence of numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc was described by Fibonacci around 1200 AD. The Indian mathematician Pingala found the sequence at least 1,000 years before (probably 200 BC) while analyzing Sanskrit poetry. This video...
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Cantor and the Infinite - Professor Raymond Flood
Never shy of explaining difficult mathematical concepts to a lay person, Gresham Professor of Geometry, Raymond Flood, discusses Cantor’s work on Infinities and sets. This is a short introduction to Professor Flood’s upcoming lecture on...
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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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How time might have existed before the Big Bang
Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician and author of The Great Unknown, explained why we don't really know what happened before the Big Bang. He told Business Insider: "We’re really not too sure and in fact, that may be a question that doesn’t...
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Can You Solve The Diluted Wine Puzzle?
A servant has a method to steal wine. He removes 3 cups from a barrel of wine and replaces it with 3 cups of water. The next day he wants more wine, so he does the same thing: he removes 3 cups from the same barrel (now with diluted...
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The 3 Jug Riddle
You have a full 12 liter jug and empty 5 and 8 liter jugs. Can you measure exactly 6 liters? This problem dates to 1484 and was posed in the context of a milkman making a home delivery to a customer. The story goes this riddle so...
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Oxford professor explains how an unsolved mystery of prime numbers makes the internet safer
Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician and author of The Great Unknown, explained how "the more we understand about primes, the more insecure our codes are on the internet." -------------------------------------------------- Follow BI UK on...
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The Train Fly Problem - A Classic Math Puzzle
A fly, moving at 40 mph, zigzags back and forth between two trains, each moving at 20 mph. If the trains are 100 miles apart initially, how much distance will the fly travel? The genius mathematician John von Neumann was able to solve...
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.
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Logic and Wonder: The Dual Worlds of Lewis Carroll
This video introduces us to Charles Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. We learn about Dodgson's personal history, including his physical ailments and his career as a professor of mathematics. The video underscores...
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...