Mathematics and Voting: A Gresham College lecture

Great Mathematical Myths Mathematical misunderstandings, or perhaps a misunderstanding of mathematical ideas and conclusions, can permeate the public consciousness, and once there survive for a long time. Equations That Have Changed The World This final lecture will celebrate some of the great mathe...

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Published inMathematics Teaching no. 269; p. 31
Main Author Cotton, Tony
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Derby The Association of Teachers of Mathematics 01.12.2019
Subjects
Algorithms
Arrow, Kenneth Joseph
Computational fluid dynamics
Conjugate gradient method
Equations (Mathematics)
Geometry
Kalman filters
Lecture Method
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical Formulas
Mathematical Models
Mathematics
Public speaking
Schrodinger equation
Simplex method
Voting
Voting machines
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Summary:Great Mathematical Myths Mathematical misunderstandings, or perhaps a misunderstanding of mathematical ideas and conclusions, can permeate the public consciousness, and once there survive for a long time. Equations That Have Changed The World This final lecture will celebrate some of the great mathematical equations, and related algorithms, which have both changed the world as we know it and which are likely to change it in the future. The lecture will focus on a number of equations and algorithms including Laplace's Equation, the Navier-Stokes Equations, Schrodinger's equation, the Kalman Filter, the FFT, the Page Rank Algorithm, the Simplex method and the Conjugate Gradient Method, all of which are making a profound difference to the way that we live.
ISSN:0025-5785