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Period 3 orbits break up into two distinct groups with different shapes

Clare (like gare) is a Chalkdust editor. In her spare time, she’s an assistant professor at Durham University. She likes Skittles, probability, and making the magazine look more like Cosmo.

Chalkdust dissertation prize
Calling all final-year students!
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
Who is the best England manager?
Paddy Moore levels the score
Routes: Edsger Dijkstra
In this edition of the series, we instead learn about 'routes' and Edsger Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm.
The mathematics of brewing
While drinking beer in your favourite pub, have you ever wondered how it is produced? Find here some of the science and mathematics behind brewing.
Puzzles, Issue 04
Solve the puzzles that appeared in Issue 04.