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Article by Andrew Trounson, The Australian. THE University of Technology, Sydney is set to become the first Australian university to introduce a compulsory maths subject for first-year [...]

By Luran Li Elevators are so prevalent in our daily life that we all have the experience of waiting in a lobby, staring at the digital display as the floor number ticks by, and being excited by [...]

By Tiffany Ngo Leung Tourists from all over the world arrive at Sochi, ready to cheer for the athletes in the Winter Olympics 2014. As they prepare to fly home with wonderful memories and [...]

By Melissa Lee My AMSI VRS project was based on looking at structures embedded in an affine space by viewing them in terms of a game called SET. The game SET was invented by Marsha Falco, a [...]

By Helen Hunt I love Sudoku! I find few things nicer than sitting down with a coffee and a trivial little puzzle. Interestingly, Sudoku belongs to a class of mathematical objects known as Latin [...]

By Thao Le Red imported fire ants (RIFA) are an invasive species that were accidentally introduced to Australia many years ago. The first discoveries occurred in Brisbane, 2001, and the ants have [...]

By Mehrnaz Noori Atherosclerosis is a common form of cardiovascular disease that primarily affects large and medium sized arteries. It is the underlying cause of most cases of heart attack, [...]

By Rupert Kuveke Given a portfolio of assets, VaR assesses the assets comprising the portfolio, and produces a single figure which represents the value of the portfolio which is at risk of being [...]

By Ryan Heneghan In today’s increasingly connected world, the reality of infectious epidemics is a permanent fixture in the background of our modern consciousness. From movies like Contagion to [...]

By Tim Koussas I love mathematics; I imagine it’s one of the first things that come to mind when people who know me hear my name. It’s certainly the first thing I think of when I think about who [...]