Neuropsychologist Brian Butterworth
tells us about research
showing that even newborn babies have a basic
understanding of number. It seems we are all
mathematicians!
Chemists John Watling and
Allen Thomas talk to Plus about
the vital role
of maths in presenting criminal evidence.
Infinite series occupy a central and important place in mathematics.
C. J. Sangwin shows us how
eighteenth-century mathematician Leonhard
Euler solved one of the foremost infinite series problems of his
day.
Paulus Gerdes takes us on a tour of the mathematical
properties of some beautiful designs inspired by
the traditional art of Angolan tribespeople.
John Henstridge
and Jodie Thompson
tell Plus about life as consultant statisticians,
modelling real-world problems in areas as
diverse as the shipping industry and water rationing.