Double Maths First Thing is being written in the dark Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight. However, at de moment, delights aren’t working; we’re in a power cut and I’m hoping my various batteries will hold out long enough to get DMFT…
Carnival of Maths 235
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of December 2024, is now online at John D Cook’s Blog. 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.
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 11
Double Maths First Thing is like a tall, dark stranger with some coal and some whisky Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy into 2025 and beyond. I note that 1/1/2025 is the first day since September 25th, 1936 where the day, month and year…
Numerical coincidences for 2025
There seem to be a lot of numerical coincidences bouncing around concerning the new year 2025. For example, it’s a square number: \( 2025 = 45^2 \). The last square year was \(44^2 = 1936\), and the next will be \(46^2=2116\). The other one you have likely seen somewhere is this little gem: that 2025…
Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2025
The UK Government have announced the latest list of honours, and we’ve taken a look for the 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. Get the full list from gov.uk.
A Puzzle about a Calculator
It’s now been a year since I took over the puzzle column at New Scientist and turned it into the BrainTwisters column. By way of celebration, I thought I’d write up an interesting bit of maths behind one of the puzzles, which I made a note of at the time and have been meaning to…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 10
Because there’s really no excuse for ho-ho-ho-CAH-TOA Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight, without recourse to magical reindeer. Somewhat embarrassingly, I’ve shown up for class outside of term-time but then… so have you. Let’s make the most of it! This week’s pictures…