Meet the Mathematicians

The Meet the Mathematicians event and this video was paid for by EPSRC grant number EP/G019630/1. Further videos can be viewed at the meetmathsorg official channel: / meetmathsorg
Highlights from "Meet the Mathematicians" at the University of Nottingham...
Meet the Mathematicians

Ask most school students to describe a typical mathematician and you are likely to receive the same clichéd response; geeky, grey-haired man who lacks social skills and has no personal life outside maths. Surprisingly, this is not always the case! In order to correct such misconceptions, in April 2009 students from around the UK were invited to a Meet the Mathematicians (MtM) event with the School of Mathematical Sciences and supported by funding from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC).

There were three main aims for the event.

The organisers wanted to convey that Mathematics is a living and evolving subject, each day being applied to the description and understanding of the physical, biological, commercial, digital and social universes around us.

The MtM day was designed to help to provide a clearer insight into what the experience of studying Mathematics at university might be like, beyond the usual UCAS day visit. University staff, researchers and postgraduate students were on hand to help with a programme of activities meet with students to explain what they did and why.

The day gave a glimpse of life after a Mathematics degree with examples of professionals using the subject within their careers.

[@Peru101]

“Entertain the audience for a few minutes” 0:54 Wow they look so entertained

[@MrMegaman111]

Are you not entertained!!??

[@elrey4137]

The asians did.

[@earlgrey2130]

Probably hard to get for someone interested in a career in mathematics, but your $300k are completely meaningless. Ask ANY person who worked in a job where they earned a lot. They will all tell you that the worst career advice you can get is to work in a field because of the money. Choose something that makes you happy, that inspires you, that makes you wanna get up earlier in the morning because you really wanna start working. THAT is worth more than any ammount of cash you could earn.

[@alanna4858]

by year 11 - 12 its usually too late to enthuse students because they usually hate it/ haven't tried to do well enough to get into a maths couse. take in Primary 6 + 7 kids instead

[@diff2587]

Incorrect

[@dopestgamer5686]

Wtf are binary Byts just floating at the bottom.

[@dopestgamer5686]

It dosent even translate.

[@shakira4223]

shhhh, its for the robots that are watching

[@aviinl1]

The binary at the bottom of the video is "Meet the Mathematicians in Nottingham"

[@MrTehRave]

And hopefully entertain the audience for a few minutes... LOOK AT THEIR EXITED FACES

[@alifarahat8249]

MrTehRave excited you mean

[@mathesssful]

Thank you Wood Croft for setting a precedent in this program.There are many more on stream,stay tuned.Kudos

[@ktxed]

>Ph.D. in Math >any job I want >$300k starting

[@damianjankov3827]

ktxed hello ancapistani

[@abhisheksoni9774]

Awesome and inspiring 👏

[@mathesssful]

Thanks for the challenge.

[@kinraade]

Good Luck PatrickLars, ive loved mathematics since i was 15 but stopped and now @ 36 im thinking about studying it again i hope and wish you the best in your endeavour!

[@brilliantfranz]

i would like to even have the oportunity to attend to some university like that Cheers from Venezuela

[@VituMV]

Anybody catch that CorelDraw poster? What year is it, 1991?

[@MrEinsteinz]

Nothing's ever too late as long as you're alive.

[@NirrumTheMad]

This should've started with the Team Fortress 2 theme.

[@AE-il4ub]

if your still alive i wanna say thank you for this

[@GoatzAreEpic]

Omg genius

[@circusmonkey28]

That guy in the thumbnail looks like Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver.

[@josesanchezpalacios8991]

I would love to attend this event, does it take place every year?

[@retromelon123]

@ChRIs23696 you mean if the online binary to text converter is correct?

[@bestnocture]

What does the binary text at the bottom translate to?

[@mathesssful]

I am starting to have daily competitions with children with this system,so I'm very excited.

[@huntmatuk]

I presented at the BAMC in Nottingham that year.

[@kolopomokolopomo9649]

What is the message I don't have enough faith to retranscript it

[@mathesssful]

Certainly before Friday,but I don't see Amnesty International with any donation site.Keep me informed with details.Guidance

[@Vlaglz95]

It's fantastic how can a simply subject can be so much malleable. As how someone wise said we judge more what our eyes can really tell about something, but not really much of what our brain can said. As it is what really make some few people understand what other things can tell about something than others.

[@mathesssful]

That US$500 challenge was a specific challenge for a puzzle for two days.The one that you solved (Video 2;05) specifically say the first person on Earth to solve this puzzle would be rewarded with US$300.So it's up to you to decide on how you wish to be presented with your prize.

[@knowledgenumber1]

What is the music on this?

[@wood_croft]

He did! 3 receipts of $100. I'm not kidding, he really kept his word!

[@Meninx87]

I was expecting the tf2 theme at the beginning :)

[@mathesssful]

I will never forget in a thousand years.I enjoy donating to worthy causes.

[@Grymyrk]

Damn I wish had something like this when I was at school. Now I am at university I am only just realizing how important it is.

[@mathesssful]

I sure will,I live in Florida,so you could give me some information,how I could get started.Kudos

[@Envergure]

Dang wish I could have been there!

[@wood_croft]

When?

[@arthritismutilans]

HI, DID anyone notice the problem in the Maths Trail, what is the smallest number that could be expressed as the sum of 2 integer squares, in at least 2 different ways. I got 50, as 5^2+ 5^2= 1^2 + 7^2, anyone got smaller?

[@jakerutherford5716]

Hello person from 7 years ago, how about 25 = 5^2 + 0^2 = 4^2 + 3^2?

[@wtfisitpjur]

The whole binarian text just says "Meet the Mathematicians"

[@horos22]

@arthritismutilans - yeah, I got something smaller: 1^2+2^2 = 1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 + 1 ^2 + 1^2. Didn't say that you needed to write them as a set of pairs of squares. :) but 50 is the lowest with that condition..

[@mathesssful]

Mathematicians should be brave,courageous,and adventurous people.Look at how many children around the world unable to do basic things in the subject,and you can't get cooperation from persons who only talk about helping children,but do little or nothing.

[@mrajsma01]

what is that supposed to mean?

[@mathesssful]

The prize on that puzzle says US$300.In a few minutes I'll give you an update.

[@93hickey]

@ 1:40 5?

[@pin3appel]

crazy piano lol

[@orbsandtea]

What is the problem?

[@wood_croft]

Do you know what an encryption problem is? You seem to be very excited about your "a maze zing puzzle", without uderstanding what it actually is.

[@CLiiXY]

whts 1 + 1 ?

[@sedwarg]

has anyone translated the binary?

[@wood_croft]

I accept the challenge!

[@mathesssful]

Thank you for accepting,we mathematicians should be brave,courageous,and adventurous people. It's the video that takes 2:05.Check it out.

[@sirisnin]

which equations did you get tatted?

[@ChRIs23696]

the bit on the bottom says something like "meet the mathematicians at nottingham" if my limited knowledge of 8 bit binary is correct :)

[@colmonhs]

@GAMMOMEGA That was heart breaking.

[@parzival_zd_1156]

nice

[@MomoHasMuffins]

I clicked the thumbnail cause i thought the guy was sleeping XD

[@meghanshu7424]

Bayes theorem DETECTED

[@minimalrho]

"We don't choose mathematics as our profession, but rather it chooses us." M Gelfand

[@nextblain]

1:38 microsoft world art, ah good old word XD

[@meghanshu7424]

3:12 only if x = very very small

[@rookie4619]

i would have liked to attend xD

[@Sciencery]

Damnit I was decoding it (which was taking a long time) and then you told me!

[@raydredX]

@jvboy88 You're aware that prodigies are usually obsessed people right? Even if they're not specially smart. Extreme hard work pays off.

[@jvboy88]

@PrinceOfLogic lol....what? I mean..... I'm making straight B's in my math classes( calculus and stats), so there is no need to go any further with it as a major, since it will look bad as a mathematician.

[@valdas0]

it costs 400 000 dollars to integrate for 12 seconds

[@mathesssful]

I sure will,somehow.

[@FANBASEALPHA2]

These are the young minds who will back-engineer alien MHD systems and build the real space commercialization industry.

[@Reckoner12]

@horos22 @arthritimutilans 0 is an integer; 4^2+3^2 = 5^2+0^2=25

[@charliepilgrim1065]

Doesn't say how many numbers. 1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 = 2^2 = 4. Or if you are including zero then 1^2 = 1^2 + 0^2 = 1

[@mathesssful]

@fcdog555 It is now 28 may,2011. Miami time 8:20 pm. I have posted this mathematics question on KZbin . 'a maze zing puzzle' It's the one that takes 2:05 minutes. The rules are there, (3) three missing numbers and (3) three reject numbers in this system. Children need our help! Any questions I will be willing to answer immediately if I am not at work.

[@zzzzaav]

how did i end up here, i’m failing math🥲

[@amberheard2869]

Why you teach centrifugal in university isn't it a high school physics?

[@ivomiturhead]

"If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say it at all." *facepalm*

[@Jtking3000]

why is there binary code down the bottom

[@nottinghamscience]

Hi komplettgroup.... As the first person to completely decipher the code, the School of Mathematical Sciences is happy to offer you a (rather unimpressive) prize! Send me a personal message and I'll arrange to send it over to you!

[@mathesssful]

You have won!! Let me say something here.....When I start writing these puzzles over 3 years ago I didn't realized that if I gave( 2Missing Numbers,2Reject Numbers)&(3Missing Numbers,3 Reject Numbers)could yield multiple results.Your answer:4,6,6,4...0,4,-4,-28...17,15,13,11...8,9,11,14.Totals: 29,34,26,5. M#-28,-4,6.R#5,10,11.....My answer;4,6,-2,-20...0,4,4,0...17,15,13,11...8,9,11,14.Totals:29,34,26,5.M#-20,-2,0.R#5,10,11. You have won,give me some details a in about 6 days your prize is had.

[@joeymills1]

why the hell am i watching this?

[@GAMMOMEGA]

wish my future was so promising

[@01rai01]

I think your definition of caring is a little skewed

[@Educationscience]

My physics teacher is so bad, she hasn't even solved 1 single physics problem on the board. All the does is talk about physics and doesn't do problems and this is at a university.

[@HeavySpinna415]

@whatzcrackinlike Yeah i know, bro. I was only talking about America and the area i live in. Nobody that is black wants to do anything, but be a gangster or a rapper. Thats all.... i wasn't referring to every black person because i know a few black that are super smart! :)

[@mathesssful]

@fcdog555 You must be a very talented person with these computers,I'm still in the learning stage. I can post it via KZbin in about 1 hour,please do this for the children. I will alert you then. Thank you.

[@jvboy88]

i would LOVE to major in mathematics, but you have to be a prodigy at it, so.... to bad for me.

[@mathesssful]

OK WoodCroftwoodcroft,before this weekend I will settle.

[@mathesssful]

@MrUnibro I told him to solve the puzzle that took 2:06

[@mathesssful]

@balancedscorecard79 Well, I will never willingly disrespect anyone,but I might have said somethings out of anger.I have been campaigning for over 2 years trying to get the attention of some educators.I told them that far too many children around the world are having serious problems with basic mathematics,which can be rectified easily,but many are not interested.I specifically pointed out that many students in High School don't know the L.C.M.of 2 and 6.Children deserved better.

[@mathesssful]

You said problem......It's a math problem.....So what?....Can it be solved...Answer that question PLEASE!!

[@mathesssful]

@fcdog555 I have tried to respond,hope you receive same.Hope to hear from you soon.

[@jmitterii2]

Let the kid dream. Gets the expensive and/or time consuming paper and will realize life isn't gum-drops and lolly-pops soon enough.

[@wood_croft]

No need to, you could instead donate that amount to Amnesty International and send a copy of the receipt to [e-mail]

[@balancedscorecard79]

to be more precise :)

[@mathesssful]

No doubt 96% of world population is unable to comprehend with basic math,when we have so many who remain themselves,only to act in the confines of their comfort zone.Children deserve better.

[@wood_croft]

"I'm sure you might not need this money,but I am prepared to donate $500 to your favorite charity if you can solve one of my basic maths problem in two days (48hrs)." Charity is fine for me.

[@mathesssful]

Those who have negative votes to issue,should try to solve one of my basic math problems.

[@rlinfinity]

Trying to make a case for mathematics by talking about its practical applications? ... I bet GH Hardy is turning in his grave right now. Paul Lockhart's lament is a better approach.

[@timewalker6654]

The Nerds

[@mathesssful]

There is one that says the first person to solve,will be rewarded.Click on my name and you will see the video that runs for 2:05 on KZbin.Good luck and keep in touch.

[@secondsunn4]

get whatever tattoo you want man...tattoo should have meaning and if your into math like that then do what you do

[@fcdog555]

@mathesssful Okay give me the math problem.

[@pbtwentythree]

This vid made me want to learn binary.....

[@wood_croft]

So...? Are the 2 days counting already? Because you haven't yet proposed your "basic math problem" that no mathematician can solve...

[@wood_croft]

What about the $500? I solved your "problem".

[@mathesssful]

@MrYoichiii 2

[@wood_croft]

amnesty.org/en/donate

[@MrPaintCo]

i shit my self