Perimeter Lecture: how to bake Pi - making abstract mathematics palatable
by Jon Butterworth from on (#2J857)
The relationship between physics and maths is deep and satisfying, even before cake gets involved, as Eugenia Cheng will demonstrate - with edible examples
The power of mathematics to help us understand the natural world is remarkable. Physical laws and principles are very often expressed as mathematical equations. Practically, they allow us to predict real events and develop sophisticated technologies. Philosophically, the question as to whether mathematics is something we invent or discover, and why the physical world should seem to pay it so much respect, still fascinates.
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