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Crossnumber winners, Issue 08
Did you solve it?
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Puzzles about partitions
Tricks and puzzles that provide an introduction to the world of partitions
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Talkdust, episode 2
A podcast for the mathematically curious
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The sieve of Eratosthenes: revisited
How can we teach people about the sieve in a way that helps them best understand prime numbers?
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An irrational problem
Investigating the power of thinking rationally
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Hilbert’s hotel: the board game
Print it out and play against your friends!
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Prize crossnumber, Issue 08
Win £100 of Maths Gear goodies by solving our famously fiendish crossnumber
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Somewhere over the critical line
Read about Maxamillion Polignac's adventures in a prime-hating world
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Dear Dirichlet, Issue 08
Village fetes, Brexit and flowers are among the topics of discussion in this issue's Dear Dirichlet advice column

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