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A Fields of their own

Tags: geometry : Fields medal : number theory : topology

Imaging maths - Inside the Klein bottle

In the first of a new series 'Imaging Maths', Plus takes an illustrated tour of an extraordinary geometric construction: the Klein bottle.

Tags: Klein bottle : topology : visualisation : projective plane : surface : orientability : one-sided surface : two-sided surface : torus : mathematical models : helicoidal surface : geodesic

"Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all."

Leonhard Euler was one of the most prolific mathematicians of all time. This year marks the 300th anniversary of his birth. Robin Wilson starts off a four part series on Euler with a look at his life and work.

Tags: history of mathematics : geometry : harmonic series : topology : Euler : infinite series : euler year