Virtual Mathematics Update

Following on from last term when the bulk of the discussion on web tools to disseminate mathematics happened, this term is where the individual projects are developed and produced (with a deadline for final submission over the Easter vacation). There is still a weekly seminar, but now only an hour, and primarily to discuss how everyone’s project is coming along…

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“Favourite” Albums: The Dirty Dozen

This is an attempt to highlight a dozen of my favourite albums for no particular reason other than wondering if I could narrow down my favourites to just a dozen (started off trying to do it with ten, but that didn’t work out), and doing anything to avoid work in the run up to Christmas. “Favourite” is a very emotive…

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Virtual Mathematics

 Recently saw the final lecture of a new and innovative module which I’ve been teaching at the University of Warwick. “Virtual Mathematics”, the main thrust of which was to discuss various ways of disseminating mathematics online. The module is technically only half way through, next term will be spent developing individual online projects which form 50% of the credit, but…

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Uli Jon Roth at The Asylum 7/9/2012

On 7th September 2012, the “master of the Sky Guitar” Uli Jon Roth played The Asylum, a new music venue near Birmingham city centre, as part of his UK “club” tour. More precisely the Asylum 2, a smaller venue upstairs to the main hall, an intimate setting that has a capacity of 100. This low key tour (continuing into November)…

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