Mathema
Mathematics plays a key role in understanding the world around us,
both through its connections to science and in its processes of
rational thought. The pace of development
of modern mathematics is staggering and yet most people are by and large left in the
dark, leaving a huge gulf beltween the world of professionals and the "general public".
Bridging this gap is tricky: there is the abstract nature of the subject, the fact that it builds internally on itself, and the less-than-ideal experience many have at school which can lead to math
block and the social acceptability of failure at mathematics.
Together with Hugo Parlier I wrote an interactive book for iPad
called Mathema,
aimed at non-mathematicians, whose goal is to
convey the true mathematical experience by engaging the reader in
accessible but authentic mathematics. It is much more than a book
and interactive activities play a central part in the experience.
Mathema presentation document
Youtube video
Hugo's outreach page
Sadly, Mathema is currently unavailable for download. Hopefully, it will be back on the App Store soon.
"...an interactive book, that is engaging, interesting, well written,
and attractively designed, that conveys mathematics as its
practitioners and enthusiasts see it: beautiful and creative..."
- mathrecreation
"...a new interactive book app, unprecedented in its usability and functionality as a popular science text."
- Calculate
