Hey this is gold. I've been meaning to learn stuff I would have learned if I'd done Maths instead of Engineering, and it's quite useful to have the early courses. Have you got more? Book names welcome too, I'm sure I can find them.
Same here. I was part of a room full of brand-new undergraduates to whom Dr Neumann did an excellent job of explaining Real Analysis - something that few senior fellows would have been willing to do. A class act.
Peter was so incredibly supportive. He wasn't my DPhil supervisor (a DPhil is the Oxford equivalent of a PhD) but he urged me to start writing up and spent an hour with me each week during that period encouraging me to get my DPhil finished and submit. He would also listen to me practice my talks for the kinderseminar - all far beyond the call of duty. He was a bit like a kindly grandfather to all us algebraists and had a wonderful way of talking about and explaining group theory.
Don't know about the UK,but here in Denmark they are quite different degrees (even if they have the same etymological origin). A PhD. here does not give you the title Doctor, while a doctorate does.
I always feel I have to qualify, because when you say you have a DPhil, people often don't know what you are talking about! Technically I have a DPhil not a PhD though even though they amount to the same thing.
Great teacher, took Galois theory course with him. Very patient, explained clearly, answered questions from a group in a way that helped everyone to understand better. Made time for everyone. Sorry to hear this news.
I don't know if Peter G. Neumann remains "the most influential voice on computer security" at this point in time (January 2021) but he is still an important in the field, still a mentor, still doing RISKS, and still a voice of reason.
Very sad to hear this. I was fortunate enough to be in his college as an undergraduate and have him for tutorials. He was a great tutor and a great person.
An Introduction to Pure Mathematics: https://www.dropbox.com/s/txa2yoqp68vkkln/PrelimIntro2012-Ve...
Linear Algebra 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/18wqskjtcr0mbw7/Mods-Linear-Algebr...
An Introduction to Fields: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zn0cnv762vu21op/Fields2013-Ver2.pd...