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Cool Lecturers Vs. Uncool Lecturers
Here is your opportunity to post a comment about lecturers/mathematicians at your University who are really cool and also the down right weird!!
Start off by naming him/her and then the name of the University you attend and then a short summary of the person/person specification!!
Not interested in the average joe - just the reallly cool and the really weird
Start off by naming him/her and then the name of the University you attend and then a short summary of the person/person specification!!
Not interested in the average joe - just the reallly cool and the really weird
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Dr Roger Webster, University of Sheffield. (Pure)
Fantastic, anyone who can teach History of Maths in such a way that the module was oversubscribed just after the add/drop period, meaning we had to get a bigger lecture theatre is a spectacular success.
I looked forward to every lecture this guy taught, and if anyone sees that he's down doing a guest lecture at your Uni, especially one about Pythagoras, it's a fun way to spend a couple of hours.
Fantastic, anyone who can teach History of Maths in such a way that the module was oversubscribed just after the add/drop period, meaning we had to get a bigger lecture theatre is a spectacular success.
I looked forward to every lecture this guy taught, and if anyone sees that he's down doing a guest lecture at your Uni, especially one about Pythagoras, it's a fun way to spend a couple of hours.
Cool:
Dr Iain S Murphy, University of Glasgow
This guy's amazing. He's always got a story to tell. And it's always got a moral at the end (although he frequently forgets what it is) He's quite small as well, so he uses a potato masher to pull the blackboards down!!
Uncool:
Dr David B Webber
This guy is a bit of a ****, doesn't like anyone having a laugh, but on the plus side, his lectures are generally pretty quiet and understandable after he wastes 5 minutes telling everyone to "shut up or leave".
Dr Iain S Murphy, University of Glasgow
This guy's amazing. He's always got a story to tell. And it's always got a moral at the end (although he frequently forgets what it is) He's quite small as well, so he uses a potato masher to pull the blackboards down!!
Uncool:
Dr David B Webber
This guy is a bit of a ****, doesn't like anyone having a laugh, but on the plus side, his lectures are generally pretty quiet and understandable after he wastes 5 minutes telling everyone to "shut up or leave".
I've been privileged to attend lectures by some very well-known mathematicians, but I still think that my favourites are all at Cambridge. Maybe it's just because I know them better.
Piers Bursill-Hall (History of Mathematics). Without a doubt the finest lecturer I've seen. He barely has to prepare for his lectures at all - he knows his subject so well that can just turn up and rant for an hour and a half. I'm giving a couple of lectures as part of his course next term, and I'm so psyched about it you wouldn't believe.
Tim Gowers (Foundations). I've not seen anyone else explain a complex and often unintuitive subject with such consummate ease. He has a natural talent for distilling an unfamiliar idea into everyday language.
David Tong (Classical Mechanics/Theoretical Physics). One of the most animated lecturers I've known. He never gives a dull lecture, and he goes to extraordinary lengths to make tough ideas seem simple.
Piers Bursill-Hall (History of Mathematics). Without a doubt the finest lecturer I've seen. He barely has to prepare for his lectures at all - he knows his subject so well that can just turn up and rant for an hour and a half. I'm giving a couple of lectures as part of his course next term, and I'm so psyched about it you wouldn't believe.
Tim Gowers (Foundations). I've not seen anyone else explain a complex and often unintuitive subject with such consummate ease. He has a natural talent for distilling an unfamiliar idea into everyday language.
David Tong (Classical Mechanics/Theoretical Physics). One of the most animated lecturers I've known. He never gives a dull lecture, and he goes to extraordinary lengths to make tough ideas seem simple.
Cexy
David Tong (Classical Mechanics/Theoretical Physics). One of the most animated lecturers I've known. He never gives a dull lecture, and he goes to extraordinary lengths to make tough ideas seem simple.
He was giving a lecture for Trinity Maths Society a while back. I didn't get to go, but in hindsight it seems a shame I missed it, it sounds like he's good.
RichE
Cool:
Imre Leader for a talk on Ramsey Theory he gave at last year's STEP week - probably the finest lecture I've ever heard.
Imre Leader for a talk on Ramsey Theory he gave at last year's STEP week - probably the finest lecture I've ever heard.
Leader is fantastic. He took us for Numbers and Sets last term and he's amazing. I went to a lecture he did on Vector Space Marriages a while back which was also very good.
Oh dear...
Tom Korner is also an excellent lecturer; very animated and gets his points across very well.
Expression
Dr Roger Webster, University of Sheffield. (Pure)
Fantastic, anyone who can teach History of Maths in such a way that the module was oversubscribed just after the add/drop period, meaning we had to get a bigger lecture theatre is a spectacular success.
I looked forward to every lecture this guy taught, and if anyone sees that he's down doing a guest lecture at your Uni, especially one about Pythagoras, it's a fun way to spend a couple of hours.
Fantastic, anyone who can teach History of Maths in such a way that the module was oversubscribed just after the add/drop period, meaning we had to get a bigger lecture theatre is a spectacular success.
I looked forward to every lecture this guy taught, and if anyone sees that he's down doing a guest lecture at your Uni, especially one about Pythagoras, it's a fun way to spend a couple of hours.
Had a talk by this guy on pythagoras yesterday, legend.
CalculusMan
Had a talk by this guy on pythagoras yesterday, legend.
Fantastic, where was this at?Did he bring with him his clip from "The Pirates of Penzance" ? And his recording of the theorum from Patrick Moore ?
Webster rules
Expression Fantastic, where was this at?
Did he bring with him his clip from "The Pirates of Penzance" ? And his recording of the theorum from Patrick Moore ?
Webster rules
Fantastic, where was this at?Did he bring with him his clip from "The Pirates of Penzance" ? And his recording of the theorum from Patrick Moore ?
Webster rules
It was at my open day at sheffield. He kept saying how crap media studies is. Didn't get to see any clip or recording, but he did play a spanish song on pythagoras.
NathanM
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Dr Iain S Murphy, University of Glasgow
This guy's amazing. He's always got a story to tell. And it's always got a moral at the end (although he frequently forgets what it is) He's quite small as well, so he uses a potato masher to pull the blackboards down!!
Uncool:
Dr David B Webber
This guy is a bit of a ****, doesn't like anyone having a laugh, but on the plus side, his lectures are generally pretty quiet and understandable after he wastes 5 minutes telling everyone to "shut up or leave".
Dr Iain S Murphy, University of Glasgow
This guy's amazing. He's always got a story to tell. And it's always got a moral at the end (although he frequently forgets what it is) He's quite small as well, so he uses a potato masher to pull the blackboards down!!
Uncool:
Dr David B Webber
This guy is a bit of a ****, doesn't like anyone having a laugh, but on the plus side, his lectures are generally pretty quiet and understandable after he wastes 5 minutes telling everyone to "shut up or leave".
Have you ever had Dr Whitelaw, Nathan? I've heard that the becloaked one is meant to be an excellent lecturer.
CalculusMan
Had a talk by this guy on pythagoras yesterday, legend.
That guy definetly is a legend, ive had the same talk!
ok' it appears as if this thread has turned into the roger webster thread!!!
LOL!!
I'm sure he would be pleased if one of you forwarded this to him!!
LOL!!
I'm sure he would be pleased if one of you forwarded this to him!!
do you not find your lecturers really intimidating and patronising???
Burky
He was giving a lecture for Trinity Maths Society a while back. I didn't get to go, but in hindsight it seems a shame I missed it, it sounds like he's good.
The talk was really good and he was extremely interesting, he was an very good speaker.
Burky
Leader is fantastic. He took us for Numbers and Sets last term and he's amazing. I went to a lecture he did on Vector Space Marriages a while back which was also very good.
Oh dear...
Oh dear...
Imre is a brilliant lecturer, and a really nice guy also, he's my DoS, and I've also spoken to him in more social contexts and he's a nice guy. He also agreed to do that talk on Vector Space marriages with only 3 days notice after the pre-arranged speaker dropped out, legend! He saved our skin.
Burky
Tom Korner is also an excellent lecturer; very animated and gets his points across very well.
This is one I know several of my friends would disagree with you on.
No I have tried breaking the ice. And in the main they just seem really patronising and intimidating - some talk with really big plums in their mouth so when they talk they sound like they are talking down to you. There are a handful who are COOL and easy going. But I regret ever talking to any of em . . cos because i have now found them intimidating I can never go near em again. With hindsight I wish I had never spoken to a single one of em.
I had the attitude that the stereotypes were false - but actually they arent at all. Only a handful defy the stereotypes. And i'm glad that i havent spoken to the ones i havent
I had the attitude that the stereotypes were false - but actually they arent at all. Only a handful defy the stereotypes. And i'm glad that i havent spoken to the ones i havent
Prof. Allan Fordy - Leeds
He's a ****ing bastard and I absolutely ****ing HATE him.
If hell should exist, I hope he ****ing burns/rots in there. The ******
He's a ****ing bastard and I absolutely ****ing HATE him.
If hell should exist, I hope he ****ing burns/rots in there. The ******
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