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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.
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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?
Automated joke generation
I like my towns like I like my Alex: Bolton
On the cover: Apollonian packing
David Sheard explores the rich mathematics and history behind the Apollonian packing, and the cover of issue 11
Digging for roots in the complex plane
Bring your shovel, and dig with us to unearth some amazing results about polynomials