Seeing proof
Having trouble with algebra? Then try these visual proofs of two well-known algebraic identities.
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Fantastic fractals
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Dodging Doppler: Atomic clocks and laser cooling
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Blockchain: Spreading trust
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Maths and politics
Mathematicians like to think that their field transcends politics, but as this brief history of the International Congress of Mathematicians shows, international mathematics has always been coloured by world events. -
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Maths in a minute: Transcendental numbers (and politics)
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An interview with Clément Mouhot
"Mathematics is a science of structures and the main equations of physics are some of the most beautiful structures we can find." Clément Mouhot, from the University of Cambridge, gave an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2018 (ICM). We talk to him about his work on differential equations and mathematical physics.
offRead more about...front page order0front page textClément Mouhot tells us about trying to understand some of the most beautiful structures in maths and physics.
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An interview with Ivan Smith
Ivan Smith is Professor of Geometry at the University of Cambridge and gave an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2018 (ICM). We talk to him about his work and what he likes about the ICM.
offRead more about...front page order0front page textWe talk to Ivan Smith, invited lecturer at the ICM 2018, about his work and what he likes about the Congress.
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