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An aperiodic monotile exists!

By Christian Lawson-Perfect, Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted March 22, 2023

A tiling of the plane by lots of copies of the same shape.

Actual aperiodicity news on The Aperiodical!

This is probably the biggest aperiodicity news we’ll ever cover here: David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss have produced a single shape which tiles the plane, and can’t be arranged to have translational symmetry.

And it’s so simple!

Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2023

By Peter Rowlett. Posted December 31, 2022

It’s that time of year when we take a look at the UK Government’s New Years Honours list for any particularly mathematical entries. Here is the selection for this year – if you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list.

Paul Glaister, Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education, University of Reading. Appointed CBE for services to education.
Dan Abramson, headteacher of King’s College London Maths School. Appointed OBE for services to education.
Kanti V. Mardia, Senior Research Professor, Leeds University. Appointed OBE for services to Statistical Science.
Jeffrey Quaye, National Director of Education and Standards at Aspirations Academies Trust, PhD in Mathematics Education and Chartered Mathematics Teacher. Appointed OBE for services to education.
Charlotte Francis, maths teacher and entrepreneur. Appointed Medallist of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.

Get the full list from gov.uk.

Updated 2/1 to add Dr. Jeffrey Quaye, HT The Mathematical Association on Twitter.

Shoes and partition numbers: a developing mathematical mind wanders

By Peter Rowlett. Posted November 14, 2022

Does this picture make you think of Srinvasa Ramanujan? I’m always fascinated by the pace and range of little conversations with my seven-year-old son that wander in and out of maths. Let me tell you how we got there during a five minute chat while leaving the house and walking to school this morning.

Two shoes, one slightly larger than the other

customdice: a new LaTeX package for drawing dice

By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 9, 2022

dice, regular ones and ones with different symbols on their faces, in multiple colours

I made a new LaTeX package for drawing dice, customdice.

Mathematical Objects: Fingers with Ben Orlin

By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted July 15, 2022

A conversation about mathematics inspired by some fingers. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Ben Orlin. Ben’s new book is Math Games with Bad Drawings.