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e for exponentialAt the beginning of an epidemic the number of infected people grows exponentially. But why does the number e appear in descriptions of this growth?
What is the generation time of a disease?
To work out how a disease will spread you need to know the time between infections.
The doubling time of a disease
The doubling time of a disease is the time it takes for the number of cases of the disease to double. How do you calculate it?
Maths in a minute: Algorithms
The word "algorithm" has probably got more usage over the last few years than it has in its entire history. But what exactly is an algorithm?
Maths in a minute: Exponential growth
What do we mean when we say that something grows exponentially?
Maths in a minute: Conditional probability
Find out why the formula we use to work out conditional probabilities is true!
New understanding of a neglected disease
New research reported at this year's Black Heroes of Mathematics conference is changing lives around the world.
Can data science help rebuild our trauma networks?
Can mathematics help reshape our hospital networks?
From clicks to chords
How is frequency related to pitch? Hear the music we love emerge from pure mathematical beats.