Rupa Patel reflects to Plus on her work as a financial engineer
When we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics.
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Great educational thinker dies
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Abstract ideas better than real-world examples for maths learning
(01/05/2008)
Using sand to create new mathematical models
Podcast 8, April 2008: Codes and codebreaking - the Enigma machine
In this article, we look at the physics behind the curved flight path of a returning boomerang, and explain that boomerangs are really a kind of gyroscope. We even show you how to bang up a boomerang yourself!
If boomerangs are really gyroscopes, then what are gyroscopes? In this article, we explore some more of the physics of gyroscopes, and demonstrate some interesting experiments you can do with them.
