At some point in a Mathematician’s life, they will hear Mathematics being referred to as a ‘Universal Language’. In your world, $5+5=10$, and if you go over to your neighbour’s house, $5+5$ will still be equal to $10$. Flying halfway across the world? If it’s not too obscure, ask a local and they will (hopefully) tell you that $5+5$ does indeed equal $10$. So, it …
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Hannah and I were lucky enough to interview Mathematics Lecturer Dr Helen Crowley about her life at UEA. However, being a Doctor in Mathematics may not have been first on Helen’s list when she was younger. From her School years up to returning to a familiar campus, we chatted with Dr Crowley about her unique …
Every household owns a deck of cards: whether used for games nights, magic tricks or just to build a tower. When you shuffle your pack of cards, just how different is it from when you last picked it up, or the person next to you? A pack of cards is made up of 52 distinctive …
It’s 3pm, I’ve done all my work for the day, I’ve (probably not) done my daily exercise, it’s nice weather outside and it would be a lovely evening to go to the pub with my mates. But, oh wait, we’re in lockdown. So, what do I do? Put on the telly of course. It’s prime …
Welcome! We are the School of Mathematics at the University of East Anglia, and this is our blog. This is not your typical maths blog, we’re not here to solely discuss maths. This is also not your typical “maths department blog” where we advertise how great it is to work and study here. This is …
