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Playing billiards on strange tables

Weird and wonderful things can happen when you set a ball in motion on a billiard table — and the theory of mathematical billiards has recently seen a breakthrough.
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What is a square?

If a shape has equal sides with 90 degree angles between them then it's a square, right? Well, not quite...

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Hiding in plane sight

Flying a plane on a secret mission? Some basic geometry can help you avoid being captured by an adversary.
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Proof by picture!

When it comes to doing maths, a picture can be worth a thousand equations.
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Parabolati

A beautiful argument to show that all parabolae are similar.

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Counting rose petals

The beautiful rose curve has an odd pattern to the number of its petals – this student and teacher team explain why...

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