Episode 20: Calculus and fluid dynamics
This week the topic was calculus and differentiation. We talked to Florencia Tettamanti, who’s a mathematician working on fluid dynamics. We...
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Taking Maths Further Podcast
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20 episodesEpisode 19: Computer games and mechanics
This week the topic was mechanics and friction. We interviewed Dan Hett, who works for CBBC writing computer games for their website. We tal...
Episode 18: Medical imaging and Fourier analysis
This week the topic was Fourier analysis. We interviewed Heather Williams, who’s a medical physicist and works with Positron Emission Tomogr...
Episode 17: Nuclear reactor modelling
This week the topic was mathematical modelling and linear programming. We interviewed Rick Crawford from AMEC, who’s a mathematician studyin...
Episode 16: Actuarial science and normal distributions
This week the topic was statistical distributions and actuarial science. We interviewed Richard Harland, who works in risk management for an...
Episode 15: Accountancy and cash management
This week the topic was mathematics and money, and how maths is used in finance. We interviewed Sarah O’Rourke, who’s an accountant working...
Episode 14: Maths and Art
This week the topic was maths and art. We interviewed Edmund Harris, who spoke about his work using different media to engage people with ma...
Episode 13: Vectors, matrices and hearing
This week the topic was vectors and matrices. We interviewed Dave Langers, who studies the human brain, and how it processes hearing signals...
Episode 12: Regression and traffic management
This week the topic was data analysis. We interviewed Judith Elgie from INRIX about her work as a data analyst, and how she uses computers t...
Episode 11: Programming and boolean algebra
This week the topic was boolean algebra. We interviewed Robie Basak, who's a computer programmer at Canonical, about his work on the Ubuntu...
Episode 10: Numbers, infinite and music
This week the topic was types of numbers and infinity. We interviewed Dorothy Ker, who’s a musician and composer. We talked about the way Do...
Episode 9: Structural engineering and coordinates
This week the topic was coordinate geometry and structural engineering. We interviewed John Read, who’s a structural engineer, about his wor...
Episode 8: Packing Shapes and graphene
This week the topic was the most efficient way to pack shapes in 2D and 3D space. We interviewed Jacek Wychowaniec, who’s a scientist studyi...
Episode 7: Astrophysics and trigonometry
This week the topic was trigonometry. We interviewed Stephanie Yardley, who’s a solar physicist. We talked about the research Stephanie does...
Episode 6: Exponential growth in Pensions
This week the topic was exponential growth, and pension investments. We interviewed Simon Perera from Lane, Clark & Peacock about his work a...
Episode 5: CERN and standard deviation
This week the topic was standard deviation. We interviewed Clara Nellist, who's a researcher at CERN Geneva, Switzerland. We talked to Clara...
Episode 4: Nautical Radar and quadratic equations
This week the topic was quadratic equations and their applications. We interviewed Colin Wright, who works on radar systems for coordinating...
Episode 3: Cellular automata, graph theory and brains
In this episode, we talk about cellular automata - including the Game of Life - and graph theory, and interviewed Jonathan Crofts from Notti...
Episode 2: Statistical sampling in archaeology
In this episode we interviewed Alison Atkin from the University of Sheffield about her work as an archaeology PhD student, and how she uses...
Episode 1: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science and Bayes' theorem
This week the topic was Bayesian statistics. We interviewed Emma Rixon from Nottingham Trent University about her work as a crime scene inve...
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