A year after he started his Ph.D. in mathematics at McGill University, Matt Bowen had a problem. “I took my qualifying exams and did absolutely horribly on them,” he said. Bowen was sure that his ...

Some mathematical patterns are so subtle you could search for a lifetime and never find them. Others are so common that they seem impossible to avoid. A new proof by Sarah Peluse of the University of ...

An example of a linear sequence. A list of numbers or diagrams that are in a particular order is called a sequence close sequenceA sequence is a set of numbers that follow a certain rule. For example, ...

There is a pattern emerging from recent work in pure mathematics that deserves more attention from financial technologists ...

Learn about number patterns in arithmetic sequences with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Finding the 𝒏th term of an arithmetic sequence Learn how to find ...