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Issue 45
December 2007
Contents
Features
An almighty coincidence
The tiger that isn't: numbers in the media
The trouble with five
String theory: From Newton to Einstein and beyond
A tale of two curricula: Euler's algebra text book
Career interview
Career interview: Mathematical modelling consultant
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Teacher package: Complex numbers
Regulars
Plus puzzle
Editorial
Outer space
Understanding uncertainty
Reviews
'The mathematician's brain'
'The tiger that isn't'
'Chases and escapes'
'Euler's Elements of Algebra'
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December 2007
Features
The trouble with five
by Craig Kaplan
Figure 18: A patch of tiling produced by Penrose's substitution rules.
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