Press Release – University of Canterbury
Chaos theory and crochet collide in Christchurch this month. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free public event on Sunday, 23 May. The Christchurch Maths Craft Day is free and open to everyone: experts and amateurs, maths-fans and maths-phobes, the crafty and the curious.
“Maths is often overlooked as a subject of beauty and imagination,” says Senior Lecturer and Maths Craft co-creator Dr Jeanette McLeod of the University of Canterbury (UC) School of Mathematics and Statistics.
A pure mathematician and a Principal Investigator of Te Pūnaha Matatini, Dr McLeod has a passion for sharing the creative, playful side of mathematics.
Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:16 am
Chaos theory and crochet collide in Christchurch this
month. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully
promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free
public event on Sunday, 23 May. The Christchurch Maths Craft
Day is free and open to everyone: experts and amateurs,
maths-fans and maths-phobes, the crafty and the
curious.
“Maths is often overlooked as a subject of
beauty and imagination,” says Senior Lecturer and Maths
Craft co-creator Dr
Jeanette McLeod of the University of Canterbury (UC)
School of Mathematics
and Statistics.
A pure mathematician and a
Principal Investigator of Te Pūnaha Matatini, Dr McLeod has
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Getting crafty about sharing joy of maths
Chaos theory and crochet collide in Christchurch this month. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free public event on Sunday, 23 May. The Christchurch Maths Craft Day is free and open to everyone: experts and amateurs, maths-fans and maths-phobes, the crafty and the curious.
University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free public event on Sunday 23 May.
“Maths is often overlooked as a subject of beauty and imagination,” says Senior Lecturer and Maths Craft co-creator Dr Jeanette McLeod of the University of Canterbury (UC) School of Mathematics and Statistics.