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Maths and Physics Group

​​The MATHS and PHYSICS GROUP Group meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesdays in the Lower Classroom at Holy Trinity Parish Centre from 9.30 am until 10.45 am.  

​New Members are very welcome.
​Please contact Group Leader Phil Stacey or Group Liaison Peter Scaife for further information. 

Group Leader Contact
email:
mathsandphysics@dorchesteru3a.org.uk
telephone: 01305 260803
The group has a WhatsApp group for discussion.
Picture
The apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor that inspired Isaac Newton

Topics

In our July meeting, we will have 3 short (~25 mins) presentation on books chosen by members:
  1. ​The Constants of Nature by John Barrow
  2. Visual Differential Geometry and Forms by Tristan Needham
  3. The mathematician's brain by David Ruelle

Let's have your suggestions for future topics.  Our small group will survive only with inputs from members, so come up with more topics that can be covered.  Giving a talk is also a great excuse to spend time finding out more about it.
​Philip Stacey

Previous Talks

"Gödel for Dummies"
Bat Sonar – An Engineering Perspective
Babylonian and Egyptian maths Mathematics
Genetic Algorithms
The RF Mixer (Heterodyning)
The Greek concept of Proof
Physics of Nuclear Reactors
Wind Turbine maths
When to Choose (Finding ideal Partner)
Maxwell’s equations
Aerofoils
Do the angles of a triangle add up to two “Do the angles of a triangle add up to two right angles?
The Unreasonable Effectiveness ofMathematics
Measuring the Earth
Zipf’s Law and Benfords Law
Short Introduction to Dirac and a Physics experiment
Summing some series and quantum physics (The number 24)
The Role of Geometry in Understanding the World
Catalan Numbers
Mastering Masonry - the physics of ancient buildings the physics of ancient buildings.
Triangle Facts you did not learn at school
The 4 Colour Theorem​
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