Sum-enchanted Evenings [2018]
Presentation Slides
Presentations for the lectures given by Prof Peter Lynch in the course
Sum-enchanted Evenings are in two forms.
- The files under "Presentation" are in full colour, with slide build-ups.
- The files under "Print Version" are in Black and White.
The Presentation slides are best for viewing on-screen.
The Print Versions are more compact. They can be printed with multiple
slides to a page, typically with six slides per sheet.
| Lecture |
Content |
Presentation |
Print Version |
| 0 |
Taster Lecture, 23 August 2018. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 1 |
Outline of Course. Emergence of Numbers. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 2 |
Georg Cantor. Set Theory. Unary Numerals. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 3 |
Set Theory II. Hilbert's Hotel. Infinitesimals. [Extra: M&M]. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 3 Extra |
Music and Maths: Symmetry and Symbiosis, Part 1. |
PDF |
N/A |
| 4 |
Topology I. The Pythagoreans. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 5 |
Pythagoras. The Quadrivium. Unary Numbers. Topology II. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 6 |
Axioms. 3 Utilities. Astronomy I. Number Line. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 7 |
Irrationals. Real Line. Pascal's Triangle. [Extra: NWP]. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 7 Extra |
Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction. |
PDF |
N/A |
| 8 |
Euler's Gem. Astronomy II. Carl Friedrich Gauss. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 9 |
Symmetry I. Applications. Topology III. Hilbert. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 10 |
Symmetry II. Möbius Band. Moessner's Magic. Golden Ratio. Random Numbers. Prime Numbers. |
PDF |
PDF |
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