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Splitting the octahedron into 12 hexahedra

Enric is a PhD student at Imperial and UCL. He works mostly with singularities in differential geometry, AKA when smooth things become pointy. When he’s not in his office, you can usually find him cooking or playing board games.

In conversation with Jens Marklof
Bethany Clarke and Enric Solé-Farré chat to the professor and new president of the London Mathematical Society about academia, access and awards
What’s odd about Pascal’s triangle?
Graeme Foster asks if there are more odd or even numbers in the triangle
Page 3 model: Ponytails
Many mysteries about hair are now revealed with the ponytail shape equation
Carnival of Mathematics 162
This month’s round up of mathematical blog posts from all over the internet
Review of Elastic Numbers
We have a go at the puzzles in Daniel Griller's new book
Puzzles about calculus
Can you solve these puzzles about differentiation and integration?

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What’s odd about Pascal’s triangle?

Page 3 model: Ponytails

Carnival of Mathematics 162

Review of Elastic Numbers

Puzzles about calculus