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The Julia set (black) and the period 2 (blue), period 3 (green), and period 4 (orange) points. %The distribution of points is necessarily mirror symmetric about a line down the centre of each arm.

Clare Wallace

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 $\square$?
Magic behind the Fibonacci sequence
Let's take a look at patterns that can be discovered in Fibonacci numbers and how we can find them around us.
New largest prime number discovered!
Amaze your friends with our top facts about the new largest known prime number
Page 3 model: The Duckworth–Lewis method
Meet the Duckworth-Lewis method, 23, from Lancashire
Fractograms
Hugh Duncan explores the hidden patterns of fractions