Taking It Further: Courses

Marcus DuSautoy in front of a blackboard

Reading numbers

Explore more about numbers, and how they relate, with some hand-picked words from our books and weblinks.

Primed radio

BBC Radio 4's The Material World featured prime numbers in December 2004. Follow the discussion as guests start talking primes.

More, more, more

The universe hums with the sound of numbers. Tune in to their song with More Or Less.

Fascinated by the figures? Motivated by maths? Maybe you could turn your interest into something more substantial - and one way to do that might be to try an Open University course.

Open Mathematics (MU120) - If you are new to university study and want to incorporate mathematical thinking into your everyday life take a look at this first level course.

Topics in the History of Mathematics (MA290) - From the Greek's invention of mathematical proofs through to the pioneering computer work of Charles Babbage, Topics in the History of Mathematics will provide you with an introduction to all the key moments in humankind's relationship with figures.

Number Theory and Mathematical Logic (M381) - More advanced than the courses above - this one is a level three course, and explores some of the areas featured in the Music of the Primes programme, as well as other problems and theories surrounding integers.

Analytic Number Theory I (M823)
Analytic Number Theory II (M829) - A pair of postgraduate level courses designed to really develop and test your grasp of the logic of numbers.

Content last updated: 13/09/2005