Mathematics : art or science?
vendredi 06 nov 2020
Colloque Wright 2020
1Le chaos: imprévisible mais compréhensible 
2Chaos: unpredictable but understandable
3Le désordre, le hasard et les grands nombres 
4Disorder, chance and large numbers
5Un voyage mathématique De l’infiniment petit à l’infiniment grand 
6A mathematical journey From the infinitely small to the infinitely large 
7La musique des formes
8The music of shapes
9Les mathématiques : art ou science ?
10Mathematics : art or science?
1Le chaos: imprévisible mais compréhensible 01:38:52
2Chaos: unpredictable but understandable01:39:04
3Le désordre, le hasard et les grands nombres 01:35:43
4Disorder, chance and large numbers01:35:43
5Un voyage mathématique De l’infiniment petit à l’infiniment grand 01:38:11
6A mathematical journey From the infinitely small to the infinitely large 01:38:15
7La musique des formes01:45:50
8The music of shapes01:45:52
9Les mathématiques : art ou science ?01:27:04
10Mathematics : art or science? 01:27:06
Mathematics is an amazing and mysterious science. Ever since the time of Plato, philosophers argue whether mathematical objects are imaginary,
or whether they come from the real world, while mathematicians mostly prove theorems without even asking about their link to reality. On the other hand, the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Kings of Babylon had already grasped the practical power of mathematics, and of course the technological advances of the past two centuries are built on successful applications of our science.
Where does mathematics come from?
Why is the “imaginary” science so useful in real life?
How mathematicians choose problems to work on, and why do they find their science so fascinating?
We will not be able to answer all these questions in our talk, but we will try
to give a glimpse of how mathematicians work.