Sophie Maclean, Author at Chalkdust

Sophie Maclean is a recent maths graduate from the University of Cambridge and very much misses her degree. She has no free time—she is a Chalkdust editor.

The big argument: Are there more fruit or doors?
6 December 2023
Fruit... it's obviously fruit.
The big argument: Is maths discovered or created?
22 May 2023
And who's responsible for my minus sign errors?
The big argument: Are whiteboards better than blackboards?
25 May 2022
Board yet? You will be.
The big argument: Is dy/dx notation better than y’ or ẋ?
22 November 2021
The Leibniz–Lagrange–Newton showdown we all want to see
In conversation with Ulrike Tillmann
1 May 2021
Sophie Maclean and David Sheard speak to a very top(olog)ical mathematician!
The maths of Mafia
1 May 2021
Sophie explores the fascinating mathematics behind the games Mafia and Among Us.
The big argument: Is the Einstein summation convention worth it?
1 May 2021
We hear arguments for and against this controversial convention
The big argument
30 October 2020
Does maths need a Nobel prize?