I was recently asked for my advice for encouraging maths play with a young child. I should start by saying I’m not qualified to talk about this with authority – I teach mathematics, but to undergraduates. The closest thing I have to relevant experience is playing with my son who is nearly 5, so I…
Welcome to the fifteenth match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.
Welcome to the 14th match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them about what they do. We spoke to freelance maths and science writer Stephen Ornes, about his podcast Calculated.
Welcome to the 13th match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.
Secrets of the Surface is a documentary produced by Zala Films documenting the life and work of mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani. They’re collaborating with the May12 Women in Maths initiative to offer individuals and groups the chance to stream the movie for free, between now and May 12 (Women in Mathematics Day, and Mirzakhani’s birthday). To…
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of April, is now online at Math Off The Grid. 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.