Welcome to Paul Scott’s Webpage!

Name: Paul Scott
E-mail: mail@paulscott.info
Internet: http://paulscott.info

I was a member of the Mathematics/Pure Mathematics Department of the University of Adelaide from 1967 until 2002. A list of my books, articles and research papers (mainly convex sets and lattice point problems) can be found under publications. I have had a long involvement with The Australian Mathematics Teacher, and continue to provide material for this Journal.

Since 1999 I have been involved in preparing mathematical educational, research and fun material for the Web. A list of these sites appears below. Up until 2008 these sites were hosted by the University of Adelaide. Since then, as a consequence of University policy, I have transferred the sites which can now be accessed using the links in the table below. If you use these sites regularly, please bookmark these new URLs, and my apologies for the inconvenience. The S/T column in the table indicates secondary or tertiary level.

All these files have addresses with the format: paulscott.info/FILENAME.

Name

S/T

Description

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Two sets of fairly easy problems with mathematical analysis and solution. Originally these featured as a column in the local newspaper.

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Investigates the cross-over between art and mathematics. Examples are the spirograph, fractals, the circle rose and the kaleidoscope.

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An HTML version of the Pure Mathematics II complex analysis notes and exercises used in 2001. A basic introduction to the topic.

T

A PDF version of the Pure Mathematics II course above.

T

A short proof showing there are exactly 13 convex tangrams.

S/T

A dynamic exploration of planar curves such as the cardioid, parabola, lemniscate, catenary and nephroid using Java.

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An introduction to basic calculus encouraging student exploration, and presented in an interesting style.

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An introduction to the beauty of fractals, with notes on the programming illustrated using Pascal and Basic.

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A gallery of photos and art work demonstrating the occurrence of fractals in nature.

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An introduction to geometric dissections.

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An introduction to the basic theory of groups, based on a 1999 set of University Level II lecture notes and exercises.

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Fifteen history topics written by Honours mathematics students, covering national contributions, selected mathematicians and more.

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An introduction to research in the area of convex sets and lattice points. Solved and unsolved problems.

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An introduction to the theory of linear algebra : notes and exercises on vectors, matrices, transformations, inner product spaces and eigenvalues.

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A look at mechanical linkages along with Java working models.

S

Forty-nine topics from the history of mathematics presented in a pictorial way with exercises.

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Match stick problems – mostly fun!

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A gallery of photos illustrating mathematical concepts.

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Looks at a number of simple objects and the mathematics underlying them. Examples: the camera, lighthouse, bicycle.

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Looks at various interesting places around the world which have a mathematical association.

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Based on configurations of points, lines and circles in the plane. Beautiful diagrams!

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A study of polygons and polyhedra and their inter-relationships. Pseudopolyhedra.

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Investigates an interesting new (?) property of the trisectrix, discovered by experimenting with a Java applet.


A lifetime’s interest in models was displayed in the Mathematics building of the University of Adelaide – before it was demolished!


For further information please email       scott .   

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