This issue, Top Ten features the top ten mathematical celebration days! Then vote here on the top ten units for Issue 08!
Reentering the top ten, it’s the day of monthly MathsJam: the second last Tuesday of the month.
At 9 this issue, the favorite day of fans of the American date format and decimals: Pi day (14 March).
Loading ... This issue, Top Ten features the top ten geometry instruments! Then vote here on the top ten mathematical celebration days for Issue 07!
At 10 this week, no-one’s favourite member of the Oxford geometry set: the 30° set square.
At 9, and mightier than the swordcil: the pencil.
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Maths loves symbols. Everyone loves emoji. It’s 2017 and time we brought the two together. To get you started, here are our top ten emoji for use in mathematics!
Don’t leave home without one: it’s the nifty 45° set square. What better reminder is there that
$$\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}, \qquad \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}, \qquad \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = 1 \quad ?$$
Perfect for popping over a letter to make it a vector, it’s the bow and arrow:
This issue, Top Ten features the top ten parts of a circle! Then vote here on the top ten geometry instruments for Issue 06!
At 10, and dangerously close to having a “(sic)” added after it: the center.
Beating its American cover version to number 9 this week: Stuck in the Centre with You by Stealers Wheel.
Loading ... Loading ... This issue, Top Ten features the top ten colours of chalk! Then vote here on the top ten parts of a circle for Issue 05!
At 10, it’s perfect for colouring in sideburns: brown chalk.
A re-entry at number 9, it’s yellow chalk by UCL’s second most successful band, Coldplay.
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