Tag Archives: Terry Tao

Polymath

Posted on 22/01/2015 by Peter Cameron

I told here the story of W. E. Opencomb, a nom de plume for a set of ten mathematicians (including me) at a research week at the Open University. This and other examples show that large collaborations in mathematics, though … Continue reading →

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Hardy on blogging

Posted on 30/11/2013 by Peter Cameron

Having had to dig out G. H. Hardy’s A Mathematician’s Apology to look up what he had to say about the number 153, it was inevitable that I would re-read it, and wonder what attitude Hardy would have taken to mathematics blogging. … Continue reading →

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Lists, 2

Posted on 23/06/2013 by Peter Cameron

I have been spending idle moments recently editing posts on this blog to get around quirks of the WordPress style, as described here. Following yesterday’s post, I’ve been noting down posts which contain lists. Here is a partial list: Conference … Continue reading →

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