Lucy - 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.

Cheating at Tetris
Ffreuer Bristow works out which pieces can force someone to lose
Chalkdust issue 11 puzzle hunt #2
TD Dang sets the second puzzle. Can you solve it?
Artificial music
Carmen Cabrera Arnau explores the use of AI in composition
How do calculators do trigonometry?
W.L. Feldhusen explains the obscure sine-finding trick hiding inside your calculator!
Review: Power in numbers — the rebel women of mathematics
Celebrate International Women's day by reading about rebel women in mathematics!
The croissant equation
Each time you eat a croissant you might be biting more than 500 layers of dough!