Carmen is doing a PhD in applied mathematics at UCL with a focus on mathematical modelling of complex systems in urban environments. She enjoys maths outreach, eating cheese naan, and has been working for Chalkdust since 2017.
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Handbook of equations
Forgotten how to draw a log graph? No need to panic – here's a handy guide!
Rewatch the Issue 12 virtual launch event
Now available to catch up on YouTube
Page 3 model: Solitons
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Artificial music
Carmen Cabrera Arnau explores the use of AI in composition
Review: Power in numbers — the rebel women of mathematics
Celebrate International Women's day by reading about rebel women in mathematics!
Roots: Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was driven to begin the mechanisation of mathematics by his father's struggles with an accounts book in 17th century France.
