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News from the world of Maths

News from the world of maths:

June 6, 2008

How to solve a problem like mathematics

June 6, 2008

A generation of lost mathematicians

It's all cricket's fault

June 4, 2008

Australian cricket to blame for oil price rise?

News from the world of maths:

June 3, 2008

News from the world of maths: I will derive!

June 3, 2008

News from the world of maths: Boomerangs in space

June 3, 2008

News from the world of maths: The Plus career podcast: Exhibition curator

June 1, 2008

News from the world of maths: United Kingdom - Nil Points

May 23, 2008

Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

The two envelopes problem solved

Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.
Arithmetic billiards

Need to find the least common multiple or greatest common divisor of two numbers? A billiard table of the right proportions holds the answers!
The real numbers and Cauchy sequences

We take the real numbers for granted, but what are they really?
The maths of randomness

Randomness is surprisingly hard to define. Fortunately the mathematical language we use to describe it is beautifully well defined.
Maths in a minute: The axioms of probability theory

Take a quick trip to the foundations of probability theory.

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