Our Academics on YouTube
We have several members of staff who are using YouTube to enhance their teaching, and as an alternative to more traditional methods of communication. The videos available on the YouTube channels below range from worked examples from the undergraduate syllabus to sometimes controversial lectures on the history, foundations and philosophy of science and mathematics. The makers of these videos would welcome your feedback, which can be provided via YouTube.
Note that although UNSW has provided support to produce some of these videos, they are personal presentations by the staff members involved. The views expressed and the content presented in these videos are the personal views of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Students in particular should note that any instructional videos on these channels are not necessarily appropriate in level or method for the particular course they are enrolled in. If in doubt please ask your course lecturer.
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Dr Chris Tisdell's YouTube Channel is very popular, with a considerable number of subscribers. Some of his playlist topics include Engineering Mathematics, Several Variable Calculus / Vector Calculus, and Mathematics for Finance & Actuarial Studies. | A/Prof Norman Wildberger's YouTube Channel has attracted a large following. He has playlists WildTrig (explaining Rational Trigonometry), WildLinAlg (a first course on Linear Algebra), MathFoundations, History of Mathematics, and Universal Hyperbolic Geometry. |
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Prof John Perram's YouTube Channel - Prof. Perram uses Wolfram's Mathematica to generate mathematical narratives, carrying out technical manipulations step-by-step with Mathematica code. He has applied this method to tutorial problems in first year calculus and algebra and Engineering Maths (MATH2019). | Dr Denis Potapov's YouTube Channel contains an assortment of mathematical demonstrations. His collection includes videos on isometrical transformations of spherical triangles, and pendulum waves simulation. He also has an Advanced Maths Lecture series. |
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Prof James Franklin discusses his book "What Science Knows: And How It Knows It". The book describes some colourful examples of discoveries in the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and the reasons for believing them. It also examines the limits of what science knows, giving special attention both to mysteries that may be solved by science, and those that may in principle be beyond its reach. | Randell Heyman's YouTube Channel features animated videos to explain and discuss mathematics problems. Randell is a tutor within the School of Mathematics and Statistics who also participates in our Girls Do The Maths workshops and other outreach activities. |
UNSWTV
The School of Mathematics and Statistics also has a series of videos hosted on UNSWTV.
A compilation of videos from the PRIMA 2009: 1st PRIMA Congress, which was a large international congress held at the University of New South Wales in 2009, can also be found on UNSWTV. The footage includes talks from several eminent mathematicians.
