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St Ives
Stage: 2
As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Every wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks and wives, how many were going to St. . . .
An Introduction to Magic Squares
Stage: 1, 2, 3 and 4
Find out about Magic Squares in this article written for students. Why are they magic?!
The Four Colour Theorem
Stage: 3 and 4
The Four Colour Conjecture was first stated just over 150 years ago, and finally proved conclusively in 1976. It is an outstanding example of how old ideas can be combined with new discoveries. prove. . . .
The History of Negative Numbers
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
This article -useful for teachers and learners - gives a short account of the history of negative numbers.
The History of Trigonometry- Part 1
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
The first of three articles on the History of Trigonometry. This takes us from the Egyptians to early work on trigonometry in China.
Babylon Numbers
Stage: 3, 4 and 5 Challenge Level: 
Can you make a hypothesis to explain these ancient numbers?
The Development of Algebra - 1
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
This is the first of a two part series of articles on the history of Algebra from about 2000 BCE to about 1000 CE.
Geometry: A History from Practice to Abstraction
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
This article gives a brief history of the development of Geometry.
The Development of Algebra - 2
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
This is the second article in a two part series on the history of Algebra from about 2000 BCE to about 1000 CE.
History of Trigonometry - Part 2
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
The second of three articles on the History of Trigonometry.
Keeping it Safe and Quiet
Stage: 2, 3, 4 and 5
Simon Singh describes PKC, its origins, and why the science of code making and breaking is such a secret occupation.
History of Trigonometry - Part 3
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
The third of three articles on the History of Trigonometry.
Ancient Astronomical Terms
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
Some explanations of basic terms and some phenomena discovered by ancient astronomers
From A Random World to a Rational Universe
Stage: 2, 3 and 4
In the time before the mathematical idea of randomness was discovered, people thought that everything that happened was part of the will of supernatural beings. So have things changed?
Circles, Circles Everywhere
Stage: 2 and 3
This article for pupils gives some examples of how circles have featured in people's lives for centuries.
History of Morse
Stage: 2, 3, 4 and 5
This short article gives an outline of the origins of Morse code and its inventor and how the frequency of letters is reflected in the code they were given.
The Secret World of Codes and Code Breaking
Stage: 2, 3 and 4
When you think of spies and secret agents, you probably wouldn’t think of mathematics. Some of the most famous code breakers in history have been mathematicians.
Ishango Bone
Stage: 2, 3, 4 and 5 Short Challenge Level:
Can you decode the mysterious markings on this ancient bone tool?
Shaping the Universe II - the Solar System
Stage: 3 and 4
The second in a series of articles on visualising and modelling shapes in the history of astronomy.
Maths in the Victorian Classroom
Stage: 2 and 3
What was it like to learn maths at school in the Victorian period? We visited the British Schools Museum in Hitchin to find out.
Shaping the Universe I - Planet Earth
Stage: 3 and 4
This article explores ths history of theories about the shape of our planet. It is the first in a series of articles looking at the significance of geometric shapes in the history of astronomy.
A Brief History of Time Measurement
Stage: 2, 3, 4 and 5
Noticing the regular movement of the Sun and the stars has led to a desire to measure time. This article for teachers and learners looks at the history of man's need to measure things.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.