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Settlers of Catan’s board is based on hexagons.

Image: Catan Wikimedia Commons user Yonghokim, CC BY-SA 4.0

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
Complex numbers and algebra
Exploring the beauty of complex numbers, their origins and why they are important
Dispersion on the dark side of the moon
Maths has strong connections to art and music, but what about to both at the same time?
Prize crossnumber, Issue 03
Be in for a chance to win a £100 goody bag if you can solve our fiendish crossnumber

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