Issue 31 of Plus is now out!
http://plus.maths.org
Everybody likes a nice surprise and this issue of Plus is packed with
them. Impress your friends with Indian rope tricks, amazing feats of
memory, and find out if high icecream sales really do cause shark
attacks.
In Issue 30:
1089 and all that
Make a pendulum do a very surprising thing and see what's so special
about the number 1089.
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/features/acheson/index-gifd.html
Why is the violin so hard to play?
Use maths as your excuse for poor violin playing.
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/features/woodhouse/index.html
Remembrance of numbers past
Remember you PIN number, and possibly 40,000 digits of pi, with these
mathematical and not-so mathematical approaches to memory.
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/features/eastaway/index-gifd.html
Coincidence, correlation and chance
Do high ice cream sales cause shark attacks? Your instincts could lead
you astray when it comes to probability.
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/features/stickland/index.html
Career interview: Freelance IT consultant
Freedom in freelancing is just one benefit of a maths A-level.
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/interview/index.html
Lose money on a chess board,
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/puzzle/index.html
use gravity to get things off the ground,
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/outerspace/index.html
and find out why rising A-level results are not so surprising.
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/editorial/index.html
Plus all the latest mathematical news and reviews.
Happy reading from the Plus team
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