Maths News
1 April 2025
Maths Society is proud to exclusively announce that one of our members has solved the greatest mystery in mathematics. The Riemann Hypothesis, suggesting a specific pattern in the distribution of prime numbers, has been proved by an unexpected application of machine learning and fractal geometry.
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Competitions Maths News
25 March 2025
At the start of 2025, a team of researchers shattered the previous world record for computing digits of π (pi), pushing the known boundary of this famous irrational number even further. Using cutting-edge computational techniques, the researchers calculated over 120 trillion digits of pi, surpassing the previous record of 100 trillion digits set in 2022. This achievement is not just about setting records – it has important implications for computer science, numerical analysis, and even physics.
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25 February 2025
Established by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000 to herald a new millennium of mathematics, the seven Millennium Prize Problems are among the most challenging and significant in the world of maths. Each problem brings with it a reward of $1 million for the first correct solution, a prize to inspire all kinds of mathematician to solve these notorious problems.
A mathematical conjecture said to be one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics — carrying a $1 million reward.
21 January 2025
Ever wondered what a shape with four dimensions would look like? Discover tesseracts, klein bottles, and how to create four dimensional space.
1 January 2025
2025 is exactly 45×45. The last square year was 1936 (44×44), and the next will be 2116 (46×46). So let’s make this year a good one! Happy New Year everybody. Wishing you a year of happiness, joy and maths!
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26 December 2024
Whether its bringing us a step closer to creating a Grand Unified Theory of mathematics, understanding randomness in our universe, the astonishing advances of AI in maths or even just discovering a new prime number, there have been so many great achievements in the world of maths over the past year.
24 December 2024
Everyone at Maths Society wishes you all the best this festive season! However you mark Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the New Year or the December Solstice, make sure to spread the love, joy and knowledge of maths far and wide.
2 December 2024
This is the city of Königsberg in the 18th century. The problem was simple: Can you walk through the city and cross each bridge exactly once?
19 November 2024
Can you move three disks from one post to another?
