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Dr Daniel Mansfield

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
daniel.mansfield@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Mathematics and Statistics UNSW AUSTRALIA SYDNEY NSW 2052 The Red Centre Room 4070
  • Books | 2018
    Ley J; Fuller M; Mansfield D, 2018, Oxford Insight Mathematics Standard 1, Oxford University Press, Australia
    Books | 2018
    Ley J; Fuller M; Mansfield D, 2018, Oxford Insight Mathematics Standard 2 Year 12, Oxford University Press, Australia
  • Book Chapters | 2018
    Wildberger N; Mansfield D, 2018, 'Written in stone: The world's first trigonometry revealed in an ancient Babylonian tablet', in Pitici M (ed.), The Best Writing on Mathematics 2018, Princeton University Press, Princeton, pp. 179 - 184
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Mansfield DF, 2023, 'Mesopotamian square root approximation by a sequence of rectangles', British Journal for the History of Mathematics, 38, pp. 175 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26375451.2023.2215652
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mansfield D, 2022, 'The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry', MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCER, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00283-022-10199-6
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mansfield DF, 2021, 'Plimpton 322: A Study of Rectangles', Foundations of Science, 26, pp. 977 - 1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10699-021-09806-0
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mansfield DF, 2020, 'Perpendicular lines and diagonal triples in old babylonian surveying', Journal of Cuneiform Studies, 72, pp. 87 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/709309
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mansfield DF; Dooley AH, 2017, 'The critical dimension for G-measures', Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, 37, pp. 824 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/etds.2015.69
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mansfield DF; Wildberger NJ, 2017, 'Plimpton 322 is Babylonian exact sexagesimal trigonometry', Historia Mathematica, 44, pp. 395 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.08.001
    Journal articles | 2008
    Conibeer GJ; Green MA; Cho EC; Konig D; Cho YH; Fangsuwannarak T; Scardera G; Pink E; Huang Y; Puzzer T; Huang S; Song DY; Flynn CR; Park S; Hao X; Mansfield D, 2008, 'Silicon quantum dot nanostructures for tandem photovoltaic cells', Thin Solid Films, 516, pp. 6748 - 6756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.096

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

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