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News from the world of Maths

February 5, 2007

The Eternity puzzle is back with a $2 million prize

Will new maths GCSEs leave students unprepared?

February 5, 2007

ACME criticises split maths GCSEs

News from the world of maths: Cryptography challenge

February 2, 2007

News from the world of maths: Maths and science: Hugely important but poorly understood

February 1, 2007

News from the world of maths: The gender issue

January 31, 2007

O.R. shortens kidney queues

January 29, 2007

How advanced mathematical techniques save lives.

News from the world of maths: Mathematical Moments - Harald Bohr

January 23, 2007

Happy birthday, Plus!

January 22, 2007

Plus celebrates its 10th birthday

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.

Maths in a minute: The axioms of probability theory

Take a quick trip to the foundations of probability theory.
Citizen science: Schumann resonances

Resonant electromagnetic waves, created by lightning flashes, circle the Earth. Wim Hordijk explores the maths and shows how you can keep track with these phenomena.
The maths of randomness

Randomness is surprisingly hard to define. Fortunately the mathematical language we use to describe it is beautifully well defined.
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!
Clocking the schedule

The way many football leagues schedule their fixtures can lead to unfair effects — and unsolved maths problems!

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