17/04/12…..What’s Maths got to do with Music?

MUSIC is the expression of thoughts, ideas and feelings. Mathematics is the language of fact, rigour and knowledge. They seem separate, but they are linked.

Want to find out how? Dr Thomas Woolley of Oxford University?s Mathematical Institute, will have you riveted to your seat, when he delivers another Pulse-Project Science Lecture at Thame town hall next Monday, April 23, at 7.30pm.

Join him on a tour of only a few of these connections and leave with an appreciation of both maths and music.

Who is Dr Woolley?

Dr Woolley?s work mostly involves using mathematics to research the skin patterns of animals, but he also spends much of his time explaining mathematics to the ?man in the street.?

He has been involved in a number of mathematical workshops, activities and talks for the public, such as the Mathemusica group which opened the Oxford Science Festival in March, with a performance fusing mathematics and music.

?As an academic I spend most of my time producing mathematics that very few people would understand,? says Dr Woolley. ?The goal is to push back the boundaries of knowledge, make the unknown known, and pure mathematicians aside, make the world a better place.?

Free tickets are available from Thame Town Hall.