Part 1. The ancients
Part 2. Renaissance to nineteenth century
Part 3. Twentieth century
The joys of Teaching
Philosophy of Mathematics
There are also some edited selections of conference reports on the Web. The
following links were still active when last checked.
Oberwolfach Number Theory Conferences
Prime Numbers, Lille 2001
Zeta Functions
and RH Hypotheses, New York 2002
Quality Assurance
All limericks on this page are stuffed with plays on words and
internal rhymes. They have been tested on a dour Scotsman who
watches no television except the Tour de France and the Lost
Gardens of Hooligan.
Some critics' comments
"English is not a poetic language." M.J., Finland.
"Shut up, Daddy." N.H.H., Wales.
Please do not shame their memory by looking for influences or irony.
P. V. Maro
Monk Saigyoo
J. Donne
Anonymous
T. Hood
W. Blake
H. Heine
E. Lear
R. H. Ash
W. T. McGonagall
C. Morgenstern
J. E. Flecker
A. E. Housman
G. K. Chesterton
H. Belloc
T. S. Elliot
R. Greaves
H. A. Field
E. E. Cummings