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Settlers of Catan’s board is based on hexagons.

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Calum is a lecturer in physics at Edge Hill University where he studies topological solitons and enjoys talking about maths and physics to anyone who will listen. He can often be found on the side of a mountain or out on a bike, talking to himself about solitons.

Oπnions: In defence of toy models
Calum gets on his soap box about toy models
Cryptic wordsearch, Issue 19
Can you solve it?
On the cover: skyrmions
Sven Bjarke Gudnason and Calum Ross introduce you to the wonderful world of skyrmions
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 10
Letter writing, hospital visits, and getting the family active are among the topics of discussion in this issue's Dear Dirichlet advice column
Prize crossnumber, Issue 06
Win £100 of Maths Gear goodies by solving our famously fiendish crossnumber
John Forbes Nash: the legacy
Exploring the legacy of John Nash (1928 – 2015)

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