arithmetic
How would you explain the natural numbers to an alien devoid of a number instinct? You could try Peano arithmetic...
Explore the amazing patterns that reveal the powers hidden in the multiplication table!
There are triangular numbers hiding all over the standard multiplication table! Find out how to discover them in this article!
Are you bored with 1 to 12? Then have a look at these mathematical clock faces!
Need to find the least common multiple or greatest common divisor of two numbers? A billiard table of the right proportions holds the answers!
There are some amazing patterns hiding within simple arithmetic.
How to write down unimaginably large numbers using just a few symbols.
Why do we add fractions the way we do? A very close look at addition reveals the answer — and it also works for negative numbers.
The Indian way of adding fractions makes things easier (with musical explanation).
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Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
How is frequency related to pitch? Hear the music we love emerge from pure mathematical beats.
We talk to Stuart Johnston who uses mathematics to find out how noise pollution in the oceans impacts whales.
Generating electricity without the use of fossil fuels is not just an engineering and industrial challenge, it is also a huge mathematical challenge.
In this podcast author Coralie Colmez shares insights into her novel The irrational diary of Clara Valentine.
We talk to early career mathematicians who spent some of their summer holiday solving problems posed by industry — such as how to blend a perfect smoothie!