When waves scatter off many objects, things get incredibly complex.

Ice, food, and invisibility cloaks — meet the maths that links them together!

What do chocolate and mayonnaise have in common? It's maths! Find out how in this podcast featuring engineer Valerie Pinfield.

Dispersion lies at the heart of many dramatic phenomena - explore the maths that explains it!

Ripples on a pond, the swell of ocean waves, your favourite song – these can all be described using sine waves. But how do we describe a sine wave?

From trigonometry to waves.

The answer comes from the physics of waves.

Rock and its use for tools and buildings has shaped human civilisation. Here's an introduction to the maths of rocks.