5 quirky study areas of maths
Our favourite ‘ologies’ for World Maths day.
The path of a double pendulum, a common topic of Chaos Theory. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Mathematics is massive area of study – from statistics, to probability, to chaos. It’s a wide world, which means there are also some odd jobs and areas of study that fly under the big umbrella of numbers.
In celebration of World Maths Day, here are some of the quirky areas of maths that astound us.
Googology
Googology is the study of the number googol (1.0 × 10
100), or study of very large numbers. A googologist might help name really big numbers, and they get to apply a lot of creativity to naming things. By way of example, take a look at Wompogulus and Meameamealokkapoowa oompa.