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The first three centred square numbers: 1, 5, and 13.

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
News, Issue 18
Today's weather: seasonal, highs of π/18.
7 ways to tell if a number is divisible by 7
Łukasz takes us on a tour through a surprisingly diverse range of algorithms to test for divisibility by 7
The science behind Santa Claus
Christmas is coming, and Santa will soon begin his journey. We analyse the science and maths behind his trip.

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On the cover: skyrmions

News, Issue 18

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The science behind Santa Claus