MathsBusiness & Money
The price is right – for everyone
It's the aim of every business to maximise profit, but figuring out how to do so can be difficult.
Careers: actuary, risk manager
How can businesses and individuals plan for the future without knowing what’s round the corner?
The number-one crime fighter
Financial fraudsters are guilty of breaking more than one type of law, but forensic accountants can bring them to justice.
The foundation of Communism
Billions of people’s lives have been shaped by the theory of Communism he co-created, but it was only published because the censors thought that it was so complicated and technical no one would understand it.
The encryption factor
Only pure number theory could make a lock safe enough to secure 4.5 billion pounds - a day.