Maths articles
Find out more about various aspects of maths with these DoingMaths articles covering a mixture of how-to, maths knowledge and maths history.
How Many Gifts Do I Get Over the Twelve Days of Christmas?
Find out how many gifts you get in total over the 12 days of Christmas according to the popular Christmas carol.
Five of History's Most Influential Women in STEM
An article all about five women (Hypatia, Florence Nightingale, Katherine Johnson, Sophie Germain and Ada Lovelace) who made enormous contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Find out more about these amazing women, their lives and how their work still affects us today.
Rice on a Chessboard
My most popular article on Hubpages. Learn about the problem faced by a king who promised a stranger 1 grain of rice on the first square of a chessboard, 2 grains on the second, 4 grains on the third and so on...
How Long Will it Take My Money to Double? - The Rule of 72
A Hubpages article about the rule of 72 and how this applies to money doubling.
The Monty Hall Problem
A Hubpages article all about the Monty Hall problem (the gameshow with the goats and the car) and why probability isn't always all it seems.
Find out how many gifts you get in total over the 12 days of Christmas according to the popular Christmas carol.
Five of History's Most Influential Women in STEM
An article all about five women (Hypatia, Florence Nightingale, Katherine Johnson, Sophie Germain and Ada Lovelace) who made enormous contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Find out more about these amazing women, their lives and how their work still affects us today.
Rice on a Chessboard
My most popular article on Hubpages. Learn about the problem faced by a king who promised a stranger 1 grain of rice on the first square of a chessboard, 2 grains on the second, 4 grains on the third and so on...
How Long Will it Take My Money to Double? - The Rule of 72
A Hubpages article about the rule of 72 and how this applies to money doubling.
The Monty Hall Problem
A Hubpages article all about the Monty Hall problem (the gameshow with the goats and the car) and why probability isn't always all it seems.