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What do mathematicians do all day?

Roller Coaster

Twist and shout

Roller coasters engineers crunch the numbers to keep rides safe.

iPod shuffle

Do iPods really shuffle?

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

Pythagorean Theorem

A mathematical legacy

Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher who discovered the mathematical structure behind music during the 6th century BC. He was one of the first people to study the properties of numbers, and the relationships between them. As well as recognising the maths of music, he came up the famous theorem for the sides of a right-angled triangle: a² + b² = c².

Claymation

Maths in motion

From Call of Duty to Wallace & Gromit, animators apply their maths skills to bring characters to life.