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In skimming, spin's the thing
Find out how to beat the world record in stone skimming - you just need to do the maths!
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Unspinning the boomerang
In this article, we look at the physics behind the curved flight path of a returning boomerang, and explain that boomerangs are really a kind of gyroscope. We even show you how to bang up a boomerang yourself!
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Constructing our lives: the mathematics of engineering
What do Gollum, the new Olympic stadium that's being built in London and the quest for sustainable energy...
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Building a bio computer
Yesterday's refusal by the UK government to posthumously pardon Alan Turing makes sad news for maths,...
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Having fun with unit fractions
The number 1 can be written as a sum of unit fractions, that is fractions with 1 in the numerator. But how...
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Science fiction, science fact: Is there free will?
Is there such a thing as free will? In everyday life we all assume that there is: it's up to you whether you...
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