Book - Chalkdust

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.

I’m counting on it
Joe Celko looks at four different abacuses used throughout history
So You Think You’ve Got Problems?
We review the fifth of this year's nominees for the Book of the Year
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!
Pretty pictures in the complex plane
Contemplate the beauty of the Julia and Mandelbrot sets and an elegant mathematical explanation of them
The mathematics of brewing
While drinking beer in your favourite pub, have you ever wondered how it is produced? Find here some of the science and mathematics behind brewing.