Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. There are infinitely many numbers, and infinitely many ways to combine and manipulate those numbers.

For centuries, prime numbers have captured the imaginations of mathematicians, who continue to search for new patterns that help identify them and the way they're distributed among other numbers.

We will first solve Shape 1 and Shape 2 to understand the logic. If you notice the inner circle highlighted in yellow, you will notice that this circle consists of numbers from the number series 1 to ...

“There are many different pathways into mathematics,” said Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematician at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “There is the stereotype that interest in math displays itself ...