Pre-university Mathematics

By The University of Nottingham

Education Higher Education

What's Pre-university Mathematics about?

A selection of recordings suitable for students with some mathematical background, such as A-level maths students.

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Pre-university Mathematics episodes:

11.26.2010
iPod version - Beyond Infinity? Dr Joel Feinstein
This popular maths talk by Dr Joel Feinstein gives an introduction to various different kinds of infinity, both countable and uncountable. These concepts are illustrated in a somewhat informal way using the notion of Hilbert's infinite hotel. In this talk,...
11.26.2010
iPod version - Why do we do proofs? - Dr Joel Feinstein
This is the first of three sessions by Dr Joel Feinstein on how and why we do proofs. Dr Feinstein's blog is available at http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/ The aim of this session is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do...
05.24.2010
Beyond Infinity? Dr Joel Feinstein
This popular maths talk by Dr Joel Feinstein gives an introduction to various different kinds of infinity, both countable and uncountable. These concepts are illustrated in a somewhat informal way using the notion of Hilbert's infinite hotel. In this talk,...
05.21.2010
Why do we do proofs? - Dr Joel Feinstein
This is the first of three sessions by Dr Joel Feinstein on how and why we do proofs. Dr Feinstein's blog is available at http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/ The aim of this session is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do...