examinations

Editorial

The permanent revolution - The government's response to Adrian Smith's Inquiry into post 14 mathematics education
A-levels - Are the ever-improving results a sign of falling standards?

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Ever-increasing standards: a problem of communication?

Karen Reid, whose hobbies include badminton and salsa dancing, is a Maths graduate. She works as a Qualifications Manager at RSA Examinations Board, Coventry and has also taught Maths.

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.

The maths of randomness

Randomness is surprisingly hard to define. Fortunately the mathematical language we use to describe it is beautifully well defined.
Genetics: Nature's digital code

Is nature using digital tools to deal with genetic information?
Maths in a minute: Graphs and the degree sum formula

Double counting proves a neat result in graph theory.
The two envelopes problem solved

Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.
A very useful pandemic

Cambridge researchers, the BBC, and thousands of citizen scientists have created a revolutionary infectious disease data set.

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