Short Stories 2

When you next go swimming, take some maths with you. And don't worry, maths is waterproof. Nathan Creighton is in at the deep end.

Short Stories 1

Quick, quicker, less quick. Amandine Aftalion describes the trajectory of a 100m runner in this clip from her Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture.

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