AweSums
Presentation Slides [2022]
Presentations for the lectures given by Prof Peter Lynch in the course
AweSums 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 |
PDF |
PDF |
| 1 |
Overview. Spirals. Polar Coordinates. Infinity 1 |
PDF |
PDF |
| 1A |
Levels of Infinity (Berkeley Lecture, Part 1) |
PDF |
| 2 |
Beginnings. Babylon. Recreational Maths. Georg Cantor. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 3 |
Nippur Tablet. Golden Ratio. Sets 1. Cutting the Plane. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 4 |
Topology I. Hilbert's Hotel. Hamilton. The Pythagoreans.
|
PDF |
PDF |
| 4A |
Extra: Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction.
|
PDF |
N/A |
| 5 |
Quadrivium. Irrationals. Astronomy I. Real Numbers.
|
PDF |
PDF |
| 6 |
Euler's Gem. Pascal's Triangle. Astronomy II. Infinity II.
|
PDF |
PDF |
| 6A |
Levels of Infinity (Berkeley Lecture, Part 2) |
PDF |
| 7 |
Patterns in Nature. Gauss. Applications. Prime Numbers.
|
PDF |
PDF |
| 8 |
Topology 3. Moebius Band. Moessner. Prime Sieve. Music & Maths.
|
PDF |
PDF |
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