Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 44 of Puzzlebomb, for August 2015, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 44 – August 2015 The solutions to Issue 44 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 44 – August 2015 – Solutions Previous issues of Puzzlebomb, and their solutions, can be found here.
Not mentioned on the Aperiodical, July 2015
Here’s a round-up of some of this month’s maths news. The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics A group of applied mathematicians, including the University of Manchester’s Nick Higham, have been compiling a book on applied mathematics over the last few years, and they’ve announced it’s finally ready for publication. The book, which includes an introduction…
Hypernom
Vi Hart, Andrea Hawksley, Henry Segerman and Marc ten Bosch each independently have long track records of doing crazy, innovative stuff with maths. Together, they’ve made Hypernom.
Naked Scientists on the Clay Millennium Prize Problems, f. Katie Steckles
The Naked Scientists Podcast has released an episode on the Clay Millennium Prize Problems, titled ‘The Seven Million Dollar Maths Mystery’. The episode description is: This week, we’re investigating the Millennium Prize Problems – a set of mathematical equations that, if solved, will not only nab the lucky winner a million, but also revolutionise the…
Take the 30 second arithmetic challenge
Christian, tired of failing his grandma-in-law’s mental arithmetic challenges, made an online puzzle generator to hone his skills.
Carnival of Mathematics 124
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of June, and compiled by Manjil, is now online at Gonit Sora. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.
MacTutor History of Mathematics website creators honoured by LMS
Edmund Robertson & John O’Connor of the University of St. Andrews have been honoured by the London Mathematical Society for their pioneering MacTutor History of Mathematics website hosted at St. Andrews. On 3rd July it was announced that both men have received the Hirst Prize, and Edmund Robertson has been been invited to give the…