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Maths in five minutes: Calculus
Curious about calculus? This accessible introduction is for you!
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Maths in a minute: Limits
Find out about the beautifully intuitive concept that lies at the heart of calculus.
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The calculus of the complex
Calculus has long been key to describing the world. Now fractional calculus is providing new ways of describing complex systems.
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The calculus of the complex
Calculus has long been key to describing the world. Now fractional calculus is providing new ways of describing complex systems.
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The shower equation: Dealing with delay
Many processes, including climate change and the spread of COVID-19, involve a delay. Here's a beautiful equation designed to model such processes.
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Maths in a minute: Differential equations
Change is the only constant in our lives — which is why differential equations are so useful.
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Maths in a minute: The power of powers
The powers of x can work magic.
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The power of good questions
Asking good questions is an important part of doing maths. But what makes a good question?
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Intriguing integrals: Part I
What's the integral of xk? If you're up to speed with your calculus, you can probably rattle the answer off by heart. But can you prove it? Chris Sangwin introduces an ingenious method for deriving the integral from first principles.
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Intriguing integrals: Part II
Coming to think of it, is the standard formula for the integral of xk really the best one? Chris Sangwin makes an interesting case that it is not.
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Outer space: Blowin' in the wind
Getting the most from the air
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