Tag Archives: Abstract nonsence

Can One Explain Schemes to a Biologist?

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Artem Novozhilov

An interesting blog post in n-Category cafe: post

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What is a Manifold?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Artem Novozhilov
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Mathematistan

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Artem Novozhilov

Via Terrence Tao. See also this post.

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Univalent Foundations

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Artem Novozhilov

A very interesting presentation by Vladimir Voevodsky: slides It is extremely difficult to accept that mathematics is in need of a completely new foundation. Even many of the people who are directly connected with the advances in Homotopy Type Theory … Continue reading →

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What are the origins of Math?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Artem Novozhilov

THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF THE HIGGS BOSON PARTICLE, which was predicted by mathematical formulas, shows the power of math to describe and predict the world around us–from the helical structure of DNA and the spirals of galaxies, to how rapidly epidemics spread and our universe is … Continue reading →

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Richard Courant on Applied Mathematics

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Artem Novozhilov

In his “Acceptance speech for the association’s distinguished service award”: Since my early days in Gottingen I have been concerned with “Applied Mathematics.” Yet until today I have not been able to define what the word means or should mean. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Sergey Petrovich Novikov

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Artem Novozhilov

Sergey Novikov is 75 today. Due to this occasion here is a large interview (in Russian). Just one citation: We had a clear understanding that “pure mathematics” is a wonderful science, subject however to the following condition: To be useful for the society, its … Continue reading →

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Applied category theory?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Artem Novozhilov

Category is a most abstract mathematical notion, which, however, found its way to computer science and physics, for example. Here is an attempt to present the category theory for a broader audience. Abstract: There are many books designed to introduce … Continue reading →

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