Maths in a minute

Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution

The probability distribution that measures success and failure.

Maths in a minute: Polar coordinates

Polar coordinates are great for circles and spirals!

Maths in a minute: Cellular automata

Mindless games can produce surprising results.

Maths in a minute: Some basic linear programming

How to solve a tricky problem using a picture.

Maths in a minute: Linear regression

A useful tool for spotting trends in data.

Maths in a minute: Poincaré and the beginnings of chaos

How a maths competition spawned the foundations of chaos theory.

Maths in a minute: The golden ratio

A quick introduction to a famous number.

Maths in a minute: Penguins

We can't let penguin awareness day pass without a look at some penguin maths.

Maths in a minute: The graph isomorphism problem

How fast can you tell whether two networks are the same?

Maths in a minute: The catenary

Chains, arches and Wembley Stadium.

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Maths in a minute: Fourier series

How the heat equation inspired the maths that powers the entertainment industry.

Maths in a minute: Maths and navigation

How the need to locate your location at sea led to some interesting mathematics.

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