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Volume 69 - December 1985

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69.40 An application of algebra to number theory

69.30 A remarkable approximation to π

69.41 A circumscribing quadrilateral

69.20 A problem associated with fitting straight lines to data

69.9 Goal-scoring and the negative binomial distribution

69.31 Tangents to conies

69.21 An illustration of rounding error on computers

69.42 Envelope of Simpson lines

69.10 The shear rule

69.32 A self-counting sentence

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Donald Henry Halfpenny

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69.22 Integration under the integral sign again

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Problems with patterns and numbers–An O-level module. A multi-media pack for £27, including postage, available from the JMB, Manchester M15 6EU. 1985. (Joint Matriculation Board and Shell Centre for Mathematics Education)

Everyday maths, by Alan Lawson. Pp 111. £2·45. 1984. ISBN 0-7231-0861-7 (University Tutorial Press)

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The quadratrix and Button’s needle

Space filling with identical symmetrical solids: a footnote to 69.14

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Mathematics for everyman, by Laurie Buxton. Pp 270. £12·95. 1984. ISBN 0-460-04622-5 (Dent)

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