Maths is a fickle world. Stay à la mode with our guide to the latest trends.
NOT The old Chalkdust T-shirt
Available in charity shops throughout the midlands.
HOT $2^{77\,232\,917}-1$
Its popularity is irreducible.
NOT $2^{74\,207\,281}-1$
Past its prime.
NOT Mathematical fan-fiction
No-one wants to know which Fields medallists you’re shipping.
HOT 13 March
An excellent maths-themed occasion, and a great day to launch a maths magazine.
NOT 14 March
The least mathematical day of the year.
HOT Papers with multiple pictures
You might actually have a chance to understand one of these.
NOT Papers with multiple columns
An excellent
way to make
your paper
way to make
your paper
much harder
to read by
disrupting the
to read by
disrupting the
natural flow
of language.
of language.
NOT Higher order terms
NOT Negative order terms
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