Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words. From symmetry to Euclid's axioms, and from binary numbers to the prosecutor's fallacy, learn some maths without too much effort.
Maths in a minute: Cyclic groups
When things go round and round, a cyclic group may be just what you need!
Maths in a minute: Representing groups
Groups occur all over mathematics, so it makes sense to find a common language to talk about them all.
Maths in a minute: The logistic map
Maths in a minute: Triangular numbers
Physics in a minute: The double slit experiment
One of the most famous experiments in physics demonstrates the strange nature of the quantum world.
Maths in a minute: N-bonacci sequences
Maths in three minutes: Map projections
Getting a different picture of our planet.
Maths in a minute: Differential equations
Change is the only constant in our lives — which is why differential equations are so useful.
Maths in a minute: the Fibonacci sequence
Maths in a minute: "R nought" and herd immunity
What is herd immunity and what does it have to do with a number called R0?
Maths in a minute: Voronoi diagrams
We look at a crafty mathematical device which, among other things, has helped people understand what causes cholera.