Read article: What is a Fourier transform?
What is a Fourier transform?
Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb deconstructs this mathematical concept
Read article: What is a Fourier transform?
Read article: Celebrating the mind
Celebrating the mind
Robert P Crease marks the centenary of the birth of Martin Gardner
Read article: What is an inverse problem?
What is an inverse problem?
Roy Pike explains how maths can help plug data gaps
Read article: A classy look through mathematics
A classy look through mathematics
Alex Bellos's engaging book investigates how mathematical laws and properties manifest themselves in the real world, says reviewer Dean Burnett
Read article: Gardening in space
Gardening in space
Robert P Crease on the success story of a courgette in space
Read article: Between the lines: mathematics special
Between the lines: mathematics special
Books that celebrate mathematics, from ancient Egypt to modern times, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists
Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists
Report slams US National Institute of Standards and Technology for supporting flawed algorithm
Read article: Mathematical bridges
Mathematical bridges
Robert P Crease looks at a mathematics conference that could teach physicists a thing or two
Read article: Roll over, Boltzmann
Roll over, Boltzmann
Jon Cartwright examines whether a new form of entropy can revolutionize our understanding of disorder
Read article: Finding better ways to pack polyhedrons
Finding better ways to pack polyhedrons
"Angry alien spider" emerges from packing calculations
