"Finding Moonshine: a mathematician's journey through symmetry" is a new book by the author of The Music of the Primes. In twelve chapters, one for each month of his working year, Marcus du Sautoy explores the nature of symmetry and gives an unparalleled insight into the working life of a mathematician.
Sunday 8 February 2009
A Disappearing Number
I was the mathematical advisor on Complicite's play A Disappearing Number. PLUS magazine have just released a podcast including interviews with me about my collaboration.
You can see clips from the show at Complicite's website
I also helped devise workshops in connection with the play for maths and drama teachers. More details can be found in the Education section of Complicite's website
Saturday 7 February 2009
Too hard...?
Somebody just sent me this quote from Terry Prachett's Thief of Time. Susan is a teacher talking to her Head teacher:
"What precisely was it that you wanted madam?" she said. "It's just that I have left the class doing algebra and they get restless when the've finished".
"Algebra?" said madam Frout............"But that's far too difficult for seven-year-olds!"
"Yes but I didn't tell them that, and so far they havn't found out" said Susan....................