Surprising Discoveries in the Family Tree of Mathematics

The German word Doktorvater for a doctoral advisor indicates the close relationship between a PhD student and his or her supervisor. The relationship is often pivotal in determining the future career of the student, and the advisor also gains much from the interaction. Just as a genealogical tree can reveal fascinating information, a mathematical family … Continue reading Surprising Discoveries in the Family Tree of Mathematics →

Literomathic Synergy for Bloomstime

Bloomsday approaches, so let us re-Joyce once more. In Ulysses, Joyce makes numerous allusions to mathematical matters. On previous Bloomsdays, ThatsMaths has written about non-Euclidean geometry, Bloom’s efforts to square the circle, a possible encounter between Joyce and the famed logician Ernst Zermelo and the fractal complexity of Finnegans Wake [TM246 or search for “thatsmaths” at irishtimes.com]. … Continue reading Literomathic Synergy for Bloomstime →