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What does DALL·E ‘think’ mathematics and a mathematician looks like?

2022-08-112025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

“I don’t know what it means, but “Maamatiec mate” is a phrase that was disappointingly absent from my own mathematics education.”

Tags: digital, mathematics, MathsComm

Maths in Museums for Maths Week Scotland

2022-05-052025-03-06Tom BriggsTestimonialsLeave a comment

“Tom’s presentation was really useful to get you thinking outside of the box. I don’t feel too comfortable with maths abilities but this session showed that you can apply it to your site and collections in really engaging, fun ways.”

– Maths in Museums training attendee

Tags: mathematics, MathsComm, museums, talk, training

Case Study: Bletchley Park – Past, Present, Future: Cryptography

2021-09-162025-05-12Tom BriggsPortfolio2 Comments

“I had long entertained an idea of some sort of “codebreaker training course” accessible to people who were interested in finding more about how codes and ciphers work, but who did not necessarily see themselves as a ‘maths person’.”

Tags: cryptography, mathematics, MathsComm, teaching, workshop, writing

The Mathematics of Measuring the Solar System

2021-04-122025-03-06Tom BriggsTestimonials2 Comments

“…an eye-opener and really helped show the fun & usefulness of trig!”

– Parent of Participant in The Mathematics of Measuring the Solar System.

Tags: course, mathematics, MathsComm, online, PPUK, STEM, workshop

Article: When am I ever going to need this?

2021-03-132025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

“OK: hands up everyone who at some point during the last teaching year has heard the question above from a student in one of their classes?”

Tags: education, mathematics, MathsComm, teaching, writing

Mathematics in Indonesia: An Infographic

2020-12-222022-11-17Tom BriggsPortfolio3 Comments

My first assignment for my MA in Education (module: International Perspectives on Education) was to produce an infographic looking at an aspect of education in another country. See the result here!

Tags: academic, education, MA, mathematics, research, study, teaching

Festive Fractals

2020-12-142021-10-01Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

In December 2020 I wrote and delivered a Christmas-themed online workshop for Potential Plus UK.

Tags: Christmas, mathematics, online, PPUK, seasonal

Podcast: Mathematical Objects: Enigma machine with Tom Briggs

2020-12-112025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolio2 Comments

Shortly before leaving Bletchley Park I recorded an interview with Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett for the Mathematical Objects podcast, hosted by the Aperiodical.

Tags: cryptography, enigma, interview, mathematics, MathsComm, museums, online, podcast