Burkard Polster

Research activity per year

Burkard's research areas of interest are:

Finite and topological geometry, combinatorial designs, group theory, history of mathematics, classical interpolation theory, computer visualisation, mathematics education and outreach, any kind of fun mathematics.

Marching in Squares
Polster, B. & Ross, M., 2018, In: College Mathematics Journal. 49, 3, p. 181-186 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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A Dingo Ate My Math Book: Mathematics from Down Under
Polster, B. & Ross, M., 2017, Providence RI USA: American Mathematical Society. 253 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › Other › peer-review
Stacking Wine Bottles Revisited
Polster, B., 2017, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016. Pitici, M. (ed.). Princeton NJ USA: Princeton University, p. 48-65 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
The Intersection Game
Polster, B., 2017, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016. Pitici, M. (ed.). Princeton NJ USA: Princeton University, p. 77-85 9 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Kenichi Miura's Water Wheel, or The Dance of the Shapes of Constant Width
Polster, B., 2016, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015. Pitici, M. (ed.). Princeton NJ USA: Princeton University, p. 119-131 13 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review

Award for Exceptional Educational Service to the Faculty of Science
Thompson, C. (Recipient), Ho, S. (Recipient), Ravat, J.-F. (Recipient), Macfarlan, B. (Recipient), Reef, R. (Recipient), Tuck, K. (Recipient), Reina, R. (Recipient), Findlay, S. (Recipient) & Polster, B. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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