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The Mathematical Gazette Mar 2004

Volume 88 Number 511

Editor Gerry Leversha


Contents


Editorial
 
1

Articles
   
1936: Post, Turing and 'a kind of miracle' G. T. Q. Hoare 2
From integer Lorentz transformations to Pythagoras C. J. Bradley 16
Concerning a sequence of Gaussian Integrals H. C. Rae 22
Formulae for the convergents to some irrationals Martin Griffiths 28
World order from chaotic beginnings Gerald Newth 39
Parity Lights Dennis Epple and Martin Kutz 46
A long game - Racing random walkers T. G. Dankel and J. L. Brown 57
Irrational thoughts Marty Ross 68

Matter for Debate
   
Reply to Hugh Thurston A. Robert Pargeter 79
44th International Mathematical Olympiad Geoff Smith

81


Notes 88.01 to 88.30
 
Solutions of Roy Barbara 84
Some properties of odd terms of the Fibonacci sequence V. Rajesh and Gerry Leversha   85
A curious identity which is not so curious Henry W. Gould 87
More on solving non-linear matrix equations Douglas W. Mitchell 87
Cylinders, cones and centres of gravity P. Glaister 90
One hump or two Anthony C. Robin 91
How can we tackle Stuart Simons 96
Very curious numbers indeed! Timothy G. Feeman and Osvaldo Marrero 98
On a generalisation of the limit definition of the Euler constant P. M. Radmore and G. Stephenson 102
A series considered by Srinivasa Ramanujan V. Ravichandran 105
On monotone subsequences Lajos PintÉr 110
Rationally approximating square roots Philip Maynard Yinghui Zhou 112
Another cotangent identity for the triangle J. A. Scott
114
A round table problem Dirk Segers 115
The return of the cotangent rule Robert J. Clarke 116
On the family of subsets of a finite set Thomas Koshy 118
Factorial factors John R. Silvester 119
Cycles in graphs and derangements Mehdi Hassani 123
Latin squares and their inverses Emanuel Emanouilidis
and Robert A. Bell
127
Pythagoras' theorem for quadrilaterals Philip Maynard and Gerry Leversha 128
Pythagorean fish Paul Stephenson 130
A remark on Steiner-Lehmus and the automedian triangle   Servettin Bilir and Neºe ÖmÜr 134
Some simple geometric inequalities John Melville 136
Truncated polyhedra and Euler's formula Gordon Haigh 138
An algebraic proof of Pascal's theorem Peter Trier 139
Spread and product: some further thoughts Douglas Quadling 140
More on spreads and non-arithmetic means Douglas W. Mitchell 142
Traversing a windy circuit Stuart Simons 144
Flight path of an elastically tethered projectile Stuart Simons 147
The invariance of the moment of inertia of magic squares Peter Loly 151

Obituary

Francis William Kellaway (1913-2003) Douglas Quadling 154

Feedback


156

Correspondence
 
159

Problem Corner

Nick Lord 

160

Student Problems

Tim Cross

166

Reviews

169

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