Gravitational Waves: a New Window on the Universe
Mathematics Today
The first ever direct detection of gravitational waves from two black holes [1] was made by the LIGO and Virgo […]
Designing Interplanetary Transfers
Mathematics Today
Leaving Earth and arriving at another planet or asteroid requires a spacecraft to implement a sequence of manoeuvres. These include […]
Maryam Mirzakhani and her work
Mathematics Today
Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the International Mathematical Union’s premier prize the Fields medal, died aged 40 on […]
Editorial, October 2017
Mathematics Today
When the Babylonians practiced their astronomy during and after the First Babylonian Dynasty (c. 1830 BC), they were the first […]
Mathematical Recipes for Never-repeating Quasicrystals
Mathematics Today
Dr Priya Subramanian is supported by the L’Oréal UK and Ireland Fellowship for Women in Science. The annual Fellowships programme […]
Wiles Wins the World’s Oldest Scientific Prize
Mathematics Today
Professor Sir Andrew Wiles of the University of Oxford is the 2017 recipient of the Copley Medal, the Royal Society’s […]
Urban Maths: Tipping Point
Mathematics Today
The motivating question Why is it always the full glasses that get knocked over? That question was posed after a […]
The Debate about Algorithms
Mathematics Today
Algorithms, in both the broad and narrow senses of the word, affect practically every aspect of our daily lives. Algorithms […]
Editorial, August 2017
Mathematics Today
After 20 years of outstanding service, Graham Hoare has retired as Letters Editor for Mathematics Today. He brought much expertise […]
IMA AGM Minutes 2017
Governance
A draft version of the minutes of the Fifty-Third Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, […]