Dr Daniel Mansfield
Senior Lecturer
Science
School of Mathematics & Statistics
Daniel is an award-winning educator with an interest in Babylonian mathematics. He enjoys teaching and solving ancient mathematical mysteries.
Phone
02 9385 1904
E-mail
Location
School of Mathematics and Statistics
UNSW AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY NSW 2052
The Red Centre
Room 4070
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2021 Science Staff Excellence Awards - Highly Commendable Recognition in the category of Communication Impact
2018 Australian Mathematical Society Teaching Award (Early Career)
2017 KPMG Most Inspiring Lecturer in First Year
Radio
- Babylonian Spreadsheets. Shirtloads of Science 29/05/22
- Babylonian artefact reveals history of math. The Naked Scientists 10/08/21
- An unexpected prequel to the history of mathematics. RN Drive 05/08/21
Video
- BBC - Ancient Mysteries
- Anton Petrov - Babylonians used Pythagoras Theory 1000 years before he was born
The Conversation
- How ancient Babylonian land surveyors developed a unique form of trigonometry 1,000 years before the Greek
- Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers
- Written in stone: the world’s first trigonometry revealed in an ancient Babylonian tablet
- Curious Kids: Why do we count to 10?