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University of Warwick

Mathematics

Language: English Studies in English

Subject area: mathematics and statistics

University website: www.warwick.ac.uk

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change. It has no generally accepted definition.

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An arguing couple spiraling into negativity and teetering on the brink of divorce is actually mathematically equivalent to the beginning of a nuclear war.

Hannah Fry, The Mathematics of Love (2015), p. 104.

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Extension and abstraction without apparent direction or purpose is fundamental to the discipline. Applicability is not the reason we work, and plenty that is not applicable contributes to the beauty and magnificence of our subject.

Peter Rowlett, "The unplanned impact of mathematics", Nature 475, 2011, pp. 166-169.

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Think of it: of the infinity of real numbers, those that are most important to mathematics—0, 1, √2, e and π—are located within less than four units on the number line. A remarkable coincidence? A mere detail in the Creator's grand design? I let the reader decide.

Eli Maor, e: The Story of a Number (1994)

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