Sam Kay
Mathematician. Freelance musician. Private tutor.

Durham University
Upper Mountjoy Campus
Stockton Road
DH1 3LE
I am an MMath student in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University. I am studying courses that branch off macroscopic-level fluid dynamics and quantum field theory (QFT), with a particular interest in the construction of the Standard Model.
I co-host the popular maths podcast Chalkboard Ultra, where Louie Leventhall and I talk about cool (!) concepts in maths and chat to PhD candiates and lecturers about their research. I write and help produce the maths magazine Chalkdust; I have written a number of articles as myself and as the cryptic crossword setter Seuss. Above all that, I private tutor GCSE and A-Level students.
You can contact me via the links at the bottom of this page. I reply the quickest via email.
news
May 31, 2025 | Released Episode 35 of Chalkboard Ultra: Deep Dives in Deep Learning |
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May 29, 2025 | Released Episode 34 of Chalkboard Ultra: Grurple Maths |
Mar 17, 2025 | Accepted my offer to study for a PhD! |
Mar 17, 2025 | Launched Issue 21 of Chalkdust magazine |
Mar 09, 2025 | Released Episode 33 of Chalkboard Ultra: A Random Walk in the Park |
latest posts
Jun 01, 2025 | How I like my vector fields |
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Mar 17, 2025 | A symmetric universe |
Nov 08, 2024 | Should we write another issue? |