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Nora is a master’s student at UCL, interested in applied maths. When not studying, you can (almost always) find her reading.

Significant figures: Sofya Kovalevskaya
Nora Koparan tells the story of the first female professor of mathematics
I’m counting on it
Joe Celko looks at four different abacuses used throughout history
What’s hot and what’s not, Issue 13
Fashion is fleeting, Chalkdust regulars are not.
Prize crossnumber, Issue 12
£100 of MathsGear goodies to be won if you can solve it
Counting caterpillars
Peter Rowlett uses combinatorics to generate caterpillars
Too good to be Truchet
Colin Beveridge looks at different designs for 2- and 3-dimensional tiles