Math/Maths 116: Non-Euclidean Whales and the Queen in Hyperspace




Pulse-Project Math/Maths Weekly Podcasts show

Summary: A conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA from Pulse-Project.org. This week Samuel and Peter spoke about: The x-and-y-axes travelling salesman problem: a TSP special case 30-year-old problem solved; The Queen given dominion in hyperspace; The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012; Japanese abacus teacher wins 2012 Mental Calculation World Cup; The Non-Euclidean Geometry of Whales; automated proof of Feit-Thompson Theorem revisited; GeoGebra for tablets (iPad and Android); Penrose Magnets -- Brighten Your Life with Magnetic Art; Math Has Never Looked as Pretty as This; TES Maths Podcast 1; When MPs took a maths exam revisited; the next episode of Relatively Prime; and more.