Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The discovery of hyperbolic geometry in the 19th century was a revolution in mathematics which continues to have impact to the present day, with connections to diverse areas including group theory, number theory and theoretical physics. This lecture will introduce the hyperboloid model for hyperbolic geometry, which is closely linked to the study of Special Relativity.
We will also be showing the lecture following this one.
You can also watch many other student lectures via our main Student Lectures playlist (also check out specific student lectures playlists): youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4d5ZtfQonW0A4VHeiY0gSkX1QEraaacE
All first and second year lectures are followed by tutorials where students meet their tutor in pairs to go through the lecture and associated problem sheet and to talk and think more about the maths. Third and fourth year lectures are followed by classes.
The discovery of hyperbolic geometry in the 19th century was a revolution in mathematics which continues to have impact to the present day, with connections to diverse areas including group theory, number theory and theoretical physics. This lecture will introduce the hyperboloid model for hyperbolic geometry, which is closely linked to the study of Special Relativity.
We will also be showing the lecture following this one.
You can also watch many other student lectures via our main Student Lectures playlist (also check out specific student lectures playlists): youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4d5ZtfQonW0A4VHeiY0gSkX1QEraaacE
All first and second year lectures are followed by tutorials where students meet their tutor in pairs to go through the lecture and associated problem sheet and to talk and think more about the maths. Third and fourth year lectures are followed by classes.
