Utility and Society
Mathematics Today
Mathematics Today is not a newspaper, nor is it intended to be one. Our publishing schedules mean that copy is, […]
Incomplete Pairwise Comparison
Mathematics Today
Premier League The English Premier League in football was interrupted by the coronavirus on 10 March. By the time this […]
Westward Ho! Pride and Prejudice
Mathematics Today
In the latest piece from the west of England, Alan Champneys discusses the connection between Ashley Combe Lodge, the toll […]
Mathematics in the Garden: Arranging Sweetcorn Plants for Maximum Pollination
Mathematics Today
I recently found an intriguing and non-trivial mathematical problem when I decided to grow sweetcorn. This plant is wind-pollinated (anemophilous), […]
How your Membership is Supporting Mathematics – and You
Mathematics Today
As you may have seen in the February issue of Mathematics Today our President, Dr Nira Chamberlain, wants to encourage […]
Historical Notes: Maths in the Time of Quarantine
Mathematics Today
Au bout de ces ténèbres, une lumière pourtant est inévitable que nous devinons déjà et dont nous avons seulement à […]
The Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange
Mathematics Today
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), Newton Gateway to Mathematics, Isaac Newton Institute (INI), and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences […]
Urban Maths: The Best of Both Worlds
Mathematics Today
The good old days I would not class myself as old but, equally, I can no longer claim to be […]
Florence Nightingale: 200 Years Since Her Birth and We Are Still Making the Same Errors With Data
Mathematics Today
May 2020 sees the bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. She is best known by the general public as […]
Rolling-ball Clocks, Fountain Pens and Mathematical Collaboration
Mathematics Today
Even though I’ve been a member of the Mathematics Today Editorial Board for some years, I still have vivid memories […]