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[[File:Psychedelic Electrical Storm - The Claws of Axos - Doctor Who - BBC|thumb|left|The [[Third Doctor]] uses math to make [[Jo Grant|Jo]] keep focus. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'')]] | [[File:Psychedelic Electrical Storm - The Claws of Axos - Doctor Who - BBC|thumb|left|The [[Third Doctor]] uses math to make [[Jo Grant|Jo]] keep focus. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'')]] | ||
Some of the [[companion]]s of [[the Doctor]] studied or taught mathematics. [[Jackson Lake]] was a mathematics teacher. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] taught mathematics at [[Brendon Public School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') [[Adric]] was awarded a [[gold]] star [[badge]] for mathematical excellence. ([[TV]]: ''[[Full Circle]]'') [[Zoe Heriot]] introduced herself to the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] as "[[astrophysicist]], [[pure mathematics]] [[Major (academic)|major]]", to which her colleague, Dr [[Gemma Corwyn]], added "with honours. | Some of the [[companion]]s of [[the Doctor]] studied or taught mathematics. [[Jackson Lake]] was a mathematics teacher. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] taught mathematics at [[Brendon Public School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') [[Adric]] was awarded a [[gold]] star [[badge]] for mathematical excellence. ([[TV]]: ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'') [[Zoe Heriot]] introduced herself to the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] as "[[astrophysicist]], [[pure mathematics]] [[Major (academic)|major]]", to which her colleague, Dr [[Gemma Corwyn]], added "with honours". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | ||
In mathematics, ''[[i (number)|i]]'' was an [[imaginary number]] that was the value of the [[square root]] of [[-1 (number)|negative one]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Iterations of I (audio story)|Iterations of I]]'') | In mathematics, ''[[i (number)|i]]'' was an [[imaginary number]] that was the value of the [[square root]] of [[-1 (number)|negative one]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Iterations of I (audio story)|Iterations of I]]'') | ||
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Mathematics was the study of numbers.
Romulus and Remus Sylvest were mathematical geniuses. (TV: The Twin Dilemma) Peter Hutchings was a professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation) Danny Pink taught mathematics at Coal Hill School. (TV: Into the Dalek) Spending time in 1138 Essex, the Twelfth Doctor mentioned he'd provided the citizens with "top-notch maths tuition in a fun but relevant way", among other things. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)
Some of the companions of the Doctor studied or taught mathematics. Jackson Lake was a mathematics teacher. (TV: The Next Doctor) Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart taught mathematics at Brendon Public School. (TV: Mawdryn Undead) Adric was awarded a gold star badge for mathematical excellence. (TV: Full Circle) Zoe Heriot introduced herself to the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon as "astrophysicist, pure mathematics major", to which her colleague, Dr Gemma Corwyn, added "with honours". (TV: The Wheel in Space)
In mathematics, i was an imaginary number that was the value of the square root of negative one. (AUDIO: Iterations of I)
51 was a pentagonal number. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum)
Any number that "reduce[d] to 1 when you take the sum of the square of its digits, and continue[d] iterating it until it yield[ed] 1," was a happy number. (TV: 42)
Types of mathematics
An application of mathematics known as Block Transfer Computation could be used to create objects and alter spacetime. (TV: Logopolis)
The Tenth Doctor mentioned recreational mathematics, which involved the study of happy prime numbers, numbers which are both happy and prime. He seemed surprised it wasn't a regularly studied course. (TV: 42)
