Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:16 am
Chaos theory and crochet collide in Christchurch this
month. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully
promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free
public event on Sunday, 23 May. The Christchurch Maths Craft
Day is free and open to everyone: experts and amateurs,
maths-fans and maths-phobes, the crafty and the
curious.
“Maths is often overlooked as a subject of
beauty and imagination,” says Senior Lecturer and Maths
Craft co-creator Dr
Jeanette McLeod of the University of Canterbury (UC)
School of Mathematics
and Statistics.
A pure mathematician and a
Principal Investigator of Te Pūnaha Matatini, Dr McLeod has