Many scientists didn’t believe that crystals made up of never-repeating patterns could exist. But they do and scientists are starting to understand the weird maths behind them.

Primes - numbers greater than 1 that are divisible only by themselves and 1 – are considered the ‘building blocks’ of mathematics, because every number is either a prime or can be built by ...

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 ...

Learn what an arithmetic sequence is and about number patterns in arithmetic sequences with this BBC Bitesize Maths KS3 article. For students aged of 11 and 14.

Patterns are all around us in nature too: in the number of petals on flowers, in the shapes of a snowflake, the shape of fruit or seeds in a sunflower. Mathematics is the study of these patterns ...

Math is the search for patterns in numbers to reveal an underlying rule or concept. Like many of today’s students who are coached to search for patterns in numbers, numbers persons understand ...