Let’s have a look at Number Theory!

What is the secret about Prime Numbers?

Mathematician Sumaia Saad Eddin takes you on a detective journey into the world of number theory. Along the way, she keeps giving you tricky problems… can you solve them?

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  A closer look at prime numbers

  In this video, we’ll try to find answers to three research questions:

  • What are Prime Numbers?
  • What makes Prime Numbers special?
  • How can we find Prime Numbers?
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  Try to find all prime numbers!

  Download the poster and print it out. Alternatively, you can sketch your own number grid on a piece of paper. Try to think about the characteristics of prime numbers … can you detect all of them?

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  You’ll find the solution, if you scroll to the bottom download section.

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  Single Choice Set

  Only one statement is correct. Which one?

• Steckbrief: Wissenschafter*in

  Name:

  Sumaia Saad Eddin (englisch)

  Studium/Ausbildung:

  Ph.D. in Mathematics

  Institution:

  Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics

  Forschungsgebiet:

  Number Theory

  Hobbies & Interests:

  I enjoy dancing, singing, biking, cooking, and playing with my three children.

  Further information:

  My favourite place is my office at the RICAM Institute, where I can think deeply, concentrate, and discuss ideas with my colleagues.

  I would also like to tell you:

  Mathematics is the key that unlocks the secrets of the universe and enables us to understand the world around us in the most fascinating way!

  Business Card:

  • Sumaia Saad Eddin

  

  

• Downloads

  • solution_prime numbers (341 KB)