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Colour calculations

Many different people need to know how to mix and create colours in order to do their jobs, and maths helps them to get the exact colour they need.

Rubik’s Cube

The best selling toy of all time is the Rubik’s cube. Easy to scramble, difficult to solve, many people think those who can complete the brightly coloured Czech invention are very clever.

Figure drawing

Good art and good technique comes from practice, but you can make it easier on yourself by using maths.

Do iPods really shuffle?

Switching to shuffle is a great way of changing up your playlist, but a random mix isn't always best.

Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher who discovered the mathematical structure behind music during the 6th century BC. He also came up with the famous theorem for the sides of a right-angled triangle: a² + b² = c².

Symmetry, geometry … dance?

It’s not quite Strictly Come Dancing, but dancers and choreographers use maths in their work all the time.