Oxford students are from all over the world, so initial lectures often recap high school maths to make sure they're up to speed. But even then, there are subtle differences. Watch Prof Andy Wathen’s Introduction to Complex Numbers: https://youtu.be/81jxfxLg9tg 🎬 | Oxford Mathematics #OxfordUniversity #OxfordLecture #OxfordMaths #Maths #Mathematics | University of Oxford

The first of six 'Probability' first year Oxford Mathematics student lectures is now available. In it Matthias Winkel shows how maths gets to grips with randomness. And in this clip from the lecture, he uses famous mathematical prodigy Évariste Galois as an example, as mathematicians often do. Though not in a way you might expect. Watch the full lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53nZY5udKHQ | Oxford Mathematics