Catastrophe, Chocolate and the Electric Guitar by David Acheson Why might a simple piece of curtain wire have grave implications for global warming? When can chocolate be used to prove a theorem? And how can maths help with playing the guitar? David Acheson looks at some surprising applications of mathematics, with the help of practical demonstrations and computer. David's Biog David Acheson is a Fellow of Jesus College Oxford, and the author of the highly acclaimed book 1089 and All That. In 1992 he discovered a strange gravity-defying upside-down-pendulum theorem, a possible explanation of the classic Indian Rope Trick, which he demonstrated live on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World. In his spare time, David is a keen guitarist.

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