Issue 29 of Plus is now out!
http://plus.maths.org
Maths and politics clearly do mix, with a House of Commons debate
inspiring another article in our series especially aimed at
schoolteachers and students, and a new UK government report shaking up
mathematics education. We also take a chance on the lottery, John
Barrow turns agony aunt and we squeeze the most out of theoretical
physics.
In Issue 29:
The UK National Lottery - a guide for beginners
Understanding the lottery may make you better at probability, but will
understanding probability make you lucky at the lottery?
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/features/haigh/index-gifd.html
101 uses of a quadratic equation
Who's afraid of the big bad quadratic equation? Not us, thanks to the
third article in our occasional series aimed at students.
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/features/quadratic/index-gifd.html
Squeeze me, stretch me
Gravity waves might make you a little out of shape.
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/features/barnes/index.html
The physics of elementary particles
Science has built its understanding of the universe, one elementary
particle at a time...
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/features/kalmus/index-gifd.html
Career interview: IT project manager
From turbulent times to building better IT systems for Ford, all thanks to
a love of maths.
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/interview/index.html
Get into the easter mood with our chocolate flavoured puzzle,
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/puzzle/index.html
work on your relationships,
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/outerspace/index.html
and make mathematics count.
http://plus.maths.org/issue29/editorial/index.html
Plus all the latest mathematical news and reviews.
Happy reading from the Plus team
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