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The Christchurch Art Centres great hall was packed full of people doing maths in disguise on Sunday. Nine craft stations were set up with one goal - to engage as many people as possible in the subject so many of us fear.  "Whats happening here is sort of deeply mathematical, but its also not what a lot of people experience as mathematics," says University of Canterbury mathematics lecturer David Pomeroy. The format proved appealing to all ages and stages - and it works. "Its brilliant," says m...

Press Release – University of Canterbury 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 ...

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...

Date Time Getting crafty about sharing joy of maths 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. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully promoting the art and craft of mathematics thr...