A lecturer at the University of New South Wales in Sydney has courted criticism after she told students not to refer to Phillip Hall’s mathematic theory: “Hall’s Marriage Theorem’’ in an assignment.

A lecturer from the University of New South Wales discouraged the use of the word 'marriage' when alluding to a longstanding mathematic theorem. UNSW honours student Sean Lynch claimed he was told not ...

WATCH: Sky News' Caroline Marcus says a Sydney university has warned maths students not to use the term 'marriage' when referring to a well-known theorem. On Sky News Australia ...

The marriage theorem A mathematical result that every matchmaker should be aware of is Hall’s marriage theorem, which was obtained by Philip Hall and published in a five-page paper, entitled ‘On ...