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Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson

The eternal comprehensibility of beauty.

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Why is mathematics so useful for describing the universe? Why does the universe admit description at all? What kind of a language is mathematics, and what can it tell us about the limitations of our natural human languages? Why are many people shy of mathematics, and how can educators solve this problem? Such questions underpin my working life, in which I apply mathematics to the natural world and wonder why I can do it, and in my personal life when I worry about the gap between what we think we know and what reason tells us we know. I am also lucky enough to be paid for teaching and writing about mathematics.

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Phil Wilson said:
Hi, Miriam, and thanks for your comment. This blog is moving to reallyhardsums.wordpress.com so I will answer your request there.... read more
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Miriam
Miriam said:
I need an answer for the cow problem..... or atleast help?....please read more
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Phil Wilson
Phil Wilson said:
Please do! Things have been quiet around here . . . read more
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lightandstorm
lightandstorm said:
Looks interesting. Start a discussion...I just might join in. ;) read more
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