Maths, but not as you know it…
Hannah Fry (UCL) explains how police detectives use maths to help them catch a serial killer.
The second video featuring Hannah discussing the Maths of Data, first part here.
Find out how this method can be used to pinpoint the probable home of ‘Jack the Ripper’ courtesy of Tom Rocks Maths intern and Oxford University student Francesca Lovell-Read here.
As part of the celebrations for Global Math Week 2019, my video on how to use simple probability to improve your chances of winning at the board game Monopoly has been featured as a ‘Random Act of Mathematical Delight’. Check out the other amazing contributors via the Global Math Project website.
Martin Hairer – winner of the 2014 Fields Medal – explains his work in probability theory using the randomness of a cup of tea…
Produced by Tom Crawford, with thanks to Martin Hairer, the Isaac Newton Institute, and Mario Matos.
More great music and great maths from Tom Rocks Maths on Oxide Radio – Oxford University’s student radio station. Featuring special guest Yuxiao who explains the Monty Hall problem, tackles the infamous numbers quiz, and sets us not one, but THREE problems in a bumper edition of the weekly puzzle. Plus, music from ACDC, Gym Class Heroes and The Offspring. This is maths, but not as you know it…
Thanks to Alice Taylor for production assistance.
The first in a new feature where I’ll be interviewing some of my students at the University of Oxford about their love of maths for the St John’s College Inspire Programme that aims to provide role models for students at non-selective state schools in the UK. Meet first year student Diamor…
Stripping back the most important equations in maths so that everyone can understand…
The Normal Distribution is one of the most important in the world of probability, modelling everything from height and weight to salaries and number of offspring. It is used by advertisers to better target their products and by pharmaceutical companies to test the success of new drugs. It seems to fit almost any set of data, which is what makes it SO incredibly important…
You can watch all of the Equations Stripped series here.
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We’ve got probability distributions, complex analysis and of course Pi (because it appears everywhere)… I give you the Gamma Function.
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