Travels in a Mathematical World
Summary: A podcast from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). Episodes include mathematicians talking about their work, maths history and maths news. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
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- Artist: Peter Rowlett
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Podcasts:
Episode 21. In the regular Maths History series, Noel-Ann Bradshaw of the University of Greenwich and also Meetings Co-ordinator of the British Society for the History of Mathematics talks about the life of Alan Turing.
Episode 20. Choi-Hong Lai of the University of Greenwich talks through some applications in fluid dynamics.
Episode 19. Sarah Shepherd joins me to look over some recent maths news.
Episode 18. Jane Wess tells me about the mathematics collection at the Science Museum. This includes Napier's Bones and there is a video of Jane demonstrating Napier's Bones at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nWT-zbb3s8.
Episode 17. In the regular Maths History series, Noel-Ann Bradshaw of the University of Greenwich and also Meetings Co-ordinator of the British Society for the History of Mathematics talks about the life of al-Kharazmi.
Episode 16. Professor Chris Bailey from the University of Greenwich talks about his work in using mathematics to predict the reliability and maintainability of real material structures and how this work is applied to projects including the conservation and restoration of the Cutty Sark.
Episode 15. Sarah Shepherd joins me to look over some recent maths news.
Episode 14. Paul Shepherd, a mathematician working in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath. He speaks about his work on architectural design using parametric models.
Episode 13. In the regular Maths History series, Noel-Ann Bradshaw of the University of Greenwich and also Meetings Co-ordinator of the British Society for the History of Mathematics talks about the life of Florence Nightingale.
Episode 12. Professor Terry Lyons of the University of Oxford talks about his area of Stochastic Analysis.
Episode 11. In the regular Maths History series, Noel-Ann Bradshaw of the University of Greenwich and also Meetings Co-ordinator of the British Society for the History of Mathematics talks about the life of Leonhard Euler.
Episode 10. The second of two episodes in which Dr. Adrian Bowyer talks about some of the areas his career has taken him to. www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
Episode 9. The first of two episodes in which Dr. Adrian Bowyer talks about some of the areas his career has taken him to. www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
Episode 8. Sarah Shepherd joins me to look over some recent maths news.
Episode 7. In this episode, Neil Goldwasser talks about his work as a dyslexia support tutor and adult numeracy tutor.
