Mathematics and mathematicians are not immune to the culture and politics of their times as Oxford Mathematician Petra explains in our latest 'Show Me the Maths' film.

Before you think this film has no relevance to the 'real' world, bear in mind that Lasse's field of Number Theory is responsible for the security in the device on which you are watching it. So maybe in a few years' time...

'Show Me the Maths': films emphatically about the maths.

Sometimes a whiteboard isn't enough. Sometimes you need an airzooka.

In this Fluid Dynamics & Waves 2nd year lecture, Dominic Vella shows how parcels of fluid can move relative to others. No students were harmed in the making of this film.

Full lecture: youtu.be/s1mf6VfLAkM

How do you like your boards? Black with chalk or white with pen?

We took a Swiftie boardwalk round Oxford Mathematics.

How to convey the concept behind complex mathematical research? It's tough. James Timmins researches noncommutative algebras where the order you do things really matters. As in whether you put on your socks before your shoes or vice-versa.

Case study: maths.ox.ac.uk/node/67250

You know how it is, you study one topic in maths (or other subjects for that matter) and then move on to something completely different and unconnected.

But then later...

You can watch Philip Maini's full student lecture on Fourier Series.

youtube.com/watch?v=Uwzl3N…

An article in @Time a few years back listed all the experts who would be needed to win the battle against cancer. But there was one omission.

Watch Trachette Jackson's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture, online Thursday 21 March, 5-6pm and any time after.

youtube.com/watch?v=PH2BOo…

Here's a top tip for aspiring mathematicians from Oxford Mathematician Philip Maini.

Be lazy.

More advice (and maths) from Philip in his 1st year student lecture on Fourier Series, the latest we are making available.

youtube.com/watch?v=Uwzl3N…

We have 16 research groups in Oxford Mathematics and the Mathematical Biology group is one of the biggest with nearly 50 members, reflecting the growing importance of modelling in biology and medicine.

Kit Gallagher explains his work in our latest 'Show Me the Maths' film.

Putting our student lectures online has led to much debate about the best way to lecture. This is just one way.

The start of lecture 4 of 4 we are showing from Sarah Waters' 'Multivariable Calculus' 1st year course.

Full lecture:
youtube.com/watch?v=8UgL2f…

Too many pi(e)s...

Next Thursday is Pi Day, celebrating one of mathematics' most beguiling constants; but never mind that, this week is British Pie Week and our Oxford Mathematics Cafe π knows where its priorities pie.

Oxford Mathematician Katherine Benjamin has won the Silver Medal for Mathematical Sciences at the 2024 STEM for Britain. STEM for BRITAIN helps politicians learn about the UK’s thriving science & engineering base. Perfect for Women's Day this week.

Read more:
maths.ox.ac.uk/node/67290

Two maths questions, one tough, one easy. Or so it seems.

So begins Oliver Johnson's homage to the representative brilliance of the log scale. Watch his Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture, online Wed 6th March, 5-6pm & any time after.

Lecture:
youtube.com/watch?v=UsK52i…

Understanding the small to understand the big is a vital tool in the natural sciences, not to mention many other aspects of life. Oxford Mathematician Murad Banaji introduces his latest work.

Read the full case study: maths.ox.ac.uk/node/66366

'Mathematician articulates her subject'

Detail from 'Multivariable Calculus Lecture 2' by Sarah Waters, 2024. Black marker pen on whiteboard. By kind permission of Oxford Mathematics YouTube.

View the lecture:
youtube.com/watch?v=lwrOd3…

In recent decades much research has moved from corporates to academia, including to mathematicians. But mathematicians produce models with complex equations. How do they make them comprehensible to the people developing the product?

Here's Arkady. 'Show Me the Maths', episode 5.

Across the globe, people are making real progress in understanding the many diseases we call cancer. Mathematicians are an increasing part of that effort. Trachette Jackson is a leading light.

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture, 29 Feb.

Details:
maths.ox.ac.uk/node/66937

Which of the 93 student lectures on our YouTube Channel is most watched?

Answer: Introductory Calculus. YouTubers (& the algorithm) love it.

So we're showing 4 lectures from its follow-up, 'Multivariable Calculus' with Sarah Waters

Lecture 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=Bjnj8-…

Walk in to any office or even home & it's striking how little handwriting you see. Walk in to a maths department & you'll see lots of screens; but you'll also see lots of scribbling on boards, black & white, & even on paper.

Here's Becky Rebecca Crossley. 'Show Me the Maths', part 4.

Are you ready for (mathematical) love?

Preparing a Valentine's Day welcome for everyone attending Oliver Johnson's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture this afternoon. You can catch it on our YouTube channel in three weeks.