euclid's algorithm
What does a mathematician from the 3rd century BC have to do with tuning musical instruments in 17th century Europe? Benjamin Wardhaugh tells us about one of the more unusual places you might find Euclid's algorithm being used.
© 1997-2004, Millennium Mathematics Project, University
of Cambridge.
Permission is granted to print and copy this page on paper for non-commercial use. For other uses, including electronic redistribution, please contact us.
Permission is granted to print and copy this page on paper for non-commercial use. For other uses, including electronic redistribution, please contact us.
Careers with maths
Rupa Patel reflects to Plus on her work as a financial engineer
A favourite from the archive...
When we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics.
Subscribe to our RSS feed:
Latest news
(15/05/2008)
Great educational thinker dies
(05/05/2008
)
Abstract ideas better than real-world examples for maths learning
(01/05/2008)
Using sand to create new mathematical models
Podcast 8, April 2008: Codes and codebreaking - the Enigma machine
Plus puzzle
