AweSums
Presentation Slides [2024]
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. Recreational Maths. A Piem. Golden Ratio. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 2 |
Beginnings. Babylonian Numbers. Polar Coordinates. Georg Cantor. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 3 |
Nippur Tablet. Champernowne's Number. Greek Alphabet. Set Theory 1. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 4 |
Cutting the Plane. Set Theory 2. Topology 1. Icosian Game. Pythagoras. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 5 |
Quadrivium. Pythogoras Theorem. Topology 2. Irrationals. Astronomy 1. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 5A |
Extra: Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction.
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PDF |
N/A |
| 6 |
Euler's Gem. Pascal's Triangle. Astronomy 2. Surreal Numbers. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 7 |
Patterns in Nature. Carl Friedrich Gauss. Topology 3. |
PDF |
PDF |
| 7A |
Extra: Music and Maths: Symmetry and Symbiosis. |
PDF |
N/A |
Additional Links, Files, Etc.
Below are links to additional files relevant to the course.
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