The Numberphile Podcast

An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland

Feb 21, 2023

01:04:18

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Theoretical Physicists - What Do You Do?

03:51

Do You Ever Wonder What the Maths Have Been Like?

03:58

How Do You Decide on What Project to Work On?

02:17

Introduction

4min

Did You Want to Be a Footballer?

4min

I Wish I Had a Hudda

4min

Do You Have a Moduliform?

3min

Are You Interested in a Career With Jane Street?

2min

The Letter Says You're an a-Class Reject

4min

How Did You Find University Physics?

4min

How Did You Get Your PhD?

4min

Are You Brave or Desperate?

5min

10.

I'll Write Them Out Long Hand

6min

11.

Theoretical Physicists - What Do You Do?

4min

12.

Is There a Dial That Doesn't Exist?

4min

13.

How Do You Decide on What Project to Work On?

2min

14.

What Do You Do When You're Stuck?

2min

15.

Are You Running Out of Time?

2min

16.

Do You Ever Wonder What the Maths Have Been Like?

4min

17.

I've Got Long Lungs. You're Just Being Kind to Me.

3min

18.

What Was It Like to Be a Test Cricketer?

2min

19.

The Centenary Test

2min

He dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics.

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Ed Copeland at the University of Nottingham

Numberphile videos with Ed

Some physics videos with Ed

A trilogy of longer videos with Ed

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