The world by numbers: How mathematics explains objects and events


Mathematician Prof Chris Budd discusses how mathematics seeks to explain and predict real life phenomena — from the simple movement of objects to complex, “chaotic” systems such as the weather. Presented by Dr Shane Huntington

The full podcast Up Close #258: The world by numbers: How mathematics explains objects and events (published August 2013 by The University of Melbourne) can be found embedded below.

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