10 out of 200: About finding your own path – Anna Vasilchenko uniquely combines journalism, computer science, and education Meet Anna Vasilchenko, computer scientist and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 22nd – 27th, 2019. What are your name and nationality?My name is Anna Vasilchenko. … 19. Aug 2019 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
Addition and Abstraction In a previous post, I talked about the mathematical idea of generalisation – taking a system or idea and extending it in as many directions as possible to see what other interesting things we can … 09. Aug 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
How much maths can you buy with £50? The Bank of England has recently announced their decision for who to feature on the newly redesigned £50 note, and I’m pleased to say it’s a mathematician! They’d already decided it was going to be … 29. Jul 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
The Nobel Prize for Mathematics The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is an annual opportunity to celebrate some of the world’s top mathematicians and computer scientists, by gathering together the recipients of prestigious maths and computer science prizes, including the Abel Prize, … 15. Jul 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
The Lynx and the Hare While my training is in pure mathematics, I also have an appreciation of the way applied mathematicians make use of it. Maths can be deployed to understand, explain and predict the behaviour of real-world situations, … 18. Jun 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
The maths behind the Fields Medal One of the prizes celebrated annually at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum is the Fields Medal – one of the highest honours a mathematician can receive, and awarded once every four years to up to four … 04. Jun 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
IMU Abacus Medal One of the prizes awarded to HLF Laureates is the Nevanlinna prize – given every 4 years at the International Congress of Mathematicians, to celebrate outstanding contributions in mathematical aspects of information sciences. That is … 23. May 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Stairs and generalisation One of the great things about being a mathematician is that you learn how to tackle arithmetic and calculations and manipulate equations, so if you come across any of these problems in your work or … 30. Apr 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 6 comments
Combinatorics Puzzles If you look up combinatorics on Wikipedia, it’s described as ‘a branch of mathematics primarily concerned with counting’. You might be forgiven for thinking, if you have studied maths at school level but not encountered … 17. Apr 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 3 comments
Karen Uhlenbeck: 2019 Abel Prize Laureate One of the main prizes celebrated at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum each year is the Abel Prize – established on 1 January 2002, the Abel Prize recognises outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics, … 03. Apr 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
