Maths, but not as you know it…
Approximating Pi was a favourite pastime of many ancient mathematicians, none more so than Archimedes. Using his polygon approximation method we can get whole number bounds of 3 and 4 for the universal constant, with only high-school level geometry.
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We’ve got probability distributions, complex analysis and of course Pi (because it appears everywhere)… I give you the Gamma Function.
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Modular arithmetic might sound complicated, but most of us are using it everyday without even realising…
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I present ten rules that form the basis of all of maths as we know it…
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How would gravity behave if the Earth had a hollow centre? Using Gauss’s Flux Theorem we can work out the answer…
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The answer to the latest question sent in and voted for by YOU.
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A new collaboration with ‘I Love Mathematics’ where each week I answer the maths questions YOU send in…
