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Autumn 2007 issue

REGULARS

 

News

 

Mathematical greats: The life and work of the Hungarian-born US mathematician, John von Neumann.

 

Book review: Symmetry and the Monster by Mark Ronan.

 

Puzzles: Prize crossword, Sikaku, Killer Sudoku and Bridges.

 

 

 

FEATURES

 

Optimisation on the high seas

By Catherine Buchanan and David Stern

Dynamic programming is a powerful mathematical tool which can be applied to find the quickest route between two points when travelling by sailing boat.

 

Cover Story: Can mathematics solve the problem of malaria?

By Deborah Cromer

How mathematical models can shed light on one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

 

The mathematics of being nice

By Graeme Taylor

Mutual co-operation gives the best outcome, but what is the winning strategy in game theory’s Prisoner's Dilemma?

 

Survival or extinction?

By Daniel Rowe

Population viability analysis: determining whether a species will stick around.

 

 

 

 

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