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'''Mathematics''' was the study of [[number]]s. | '''Mathematics''' was the study of [[number]]s. | ||
[[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest]] were mathematical geniuses. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') [[Peter Hutchings]] was a [[professor]] of mathematics at the [[University of Cambridge]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') [[Danny Pink]] taught mathematics at [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|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 (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | [[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest]] were mathematical geniuses. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') [[Peter Hutchings]] was a [[professor]] of mathematics at the [[University of Cambridge]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') [[Danny Pink]] taught mathematics at [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|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 (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') Before becoming a [[Renegade Time Lord|Renegade]], [[the Master#Life on Gallifrey|the Master]] taught mathematics and [[computer science]] at the [[Prydonian Academy]] for a time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[CIA File Extracts (novel)|CIA File Extracts]]'') | ||
[[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]]'')]] | ||
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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) Before becoming a Renegade, the Master taught mathematics and computer science at the Prydonian Academy for a time. (PROSE: CIA File Extracts)
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)
