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Jamie is a second year mathematics student at Christ’s College Cambridge. His main interests are in group theory, number theory, and a touch of algebraic geometry.

It’s a particle… It’s a wave… No, it’s a soliton!
Ricky Li explores the past and future of the soliton
Significant figures: John Conway
The story of an unforgettable mathematician.
On the cover: Apollonian packing
David Sheard explores the rich mathematics and history behind the Apollonian packing, and the cover of issue 11
Solutions to recent puzzles
Looking back at puzzles about complex numbers, tic-tac-toe, and the Eggnog Mystery
Complex numbers and algebra
Exploring the beauty of complex numbers, their origins and why they are important
Puzzles, Issue 02
These puzzles appeared in Issue 02 of the magazine.