Plus Magazine

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Plus Magazine is an online popular mathematics magazine run under the Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge.[1][2][3][4]

Plus contains:

  • feature articles on all aspects of mathematics;
  • reviews of popular maths books and events;
  • a news section;
  • mathematical puzzles and games;
  • interviews with people in maths related careers;
  • Plus Podcast - Maths on the Move

History[]

Plus was initially named PASS Maths (Public Awareness and Schools Support for Maths) in 1997, when it was a project of the Interactive Courseware Research and Development Group, based jointly at the University of Cambridge and Keele University. Plus is now part of the Millennium Mathematics Project, a long term national initiative based in Cambridge and active across the UK and internationally.

Authors of articles in Plus include Stephen Hawking[5] and Marcus du Sautoy.[6]

Plus won the 2001 Webby for Best Science Site on the Web,[7] and has been described as "an excellent site put together by those with a real love for the subject".[8] In 2006 the Millennium Mathematics Project, of which Plus is a part, won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Lawrence, Snezana (July 2006), "Maths is good for you: web-based history of mathematics resources for young mathematicians (and their teachers)", BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, 21 (2): 90–96, doi:10.1080/17498430600803375, S2CID 122851275
  2. ^ Kissane, Barry (2009), "Popular mathematics", in Hurst, C.; Kemp, M.; Kissane, B.; Sparrow, L.; Spencer, T. (eds.), Mathematics: It's Mine, Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (PDF), Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, pp. 125–134
  3. ^ Growney, JoAnne (July 2011), "Looking at mathematics blogs", Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 1 (2): 70–74, doi:10.5642/jhummath.201102.08
  4. ^ "Websites to visit: Plus Magazine", Convergence, Mathematical Association of America, July 2007
  5. ^ Stephen Hawking's 60 years in a nutshell by Stephen Hawking; Plus Magazine Issue 18, January 2002
  6. ^ The music of the primes by Marcus du Sautoy; Plus Magazine Issue 28, January 2004
  7. ^ 5th Annual Webby Awards Archived 2013-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Higher education news, The Guardian
  9. ^ Previous Prize winners , Royal Anniversary Trust

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