Curiosity
Patterns, crafts, magic squares and fun mathematical content not part of the school curriculum
2016, a rich vintage
The entire Tangente editorial team joins in wishing its readers a very happy 2016. The gift it has cooked up for you? A bouquet of properties of the number 2016!
Conjecture, conjecture... something will always come of it
Conjectures are especially famous when they have simple statements and resist mathematicians’ efforts for a long time. They give mathematics an air of mystery and bring great renown to those who solve them, but above all to those who first formulated them, such as Fermat and Goldbach.
Of machines and men: Catalan and Mihailescu | Tangente
Little stories about conjectures.
The engine of mathematics
Mathematical progress owes much to conjectures, large and small, that challenge mathematicians. This was true long before Landon Clay and others offered million-dollar prizes: conjectures are the engine of mathematics.
Tangente Book Prize 2015: results & winners | Tangente
The jury has delivered its verdict. It awarded the Tangente Book Prize to Vincent Borrelli and Jean-Luc Rullière, and also gave a special mention to two great ladies, Stella Baruk and Évelyne Barbin.
Plausible conjectures… that turn out to be false!
We often assume that the only mistakes good mathematicians make are trivial slips caused by momentary inattention, such as errors in simple calculations. Yet some have put forward mathematical conjectures that proved false—sometimes spectacularly so.