barbara3(web) - Chalkdust

The test image ‘Barbara’, with a detail compressed using JPEG and JPEG2000. Image: Fabien Petitcolas, public domain.

David is a final year PhD student at UCL studying geometric group theory. When not doing maths he can usually be found singing or playing the flute.

Peculiar Deaths of Famous Mathematicians
We review the third of this year’s nominees for the Book of the Year
My favourite LaTeX package
The Chalkdust editors share some of their favourites
In conversation with Ulrike Tillmann
Sophie Maclean and David Sheard speak to a very top(olog)ical mathematician!
Page 3 model: Solitons
Solitons
Chalkdust issue 11 puzzle hunt #3
David Sheard sets the third puzzle. Can you solve it?
On the cover: Apollonian packing
David Sheard explores the rich mathematics and history behind the Apollonian packing, and the cover of issue 11