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Book review: Leaning Towards Infinity by Sue Woolfe, a novel about mathematics and
motherhood, and The Mathematics of Sex by Ceci and Williams, an investigation of
the gender gap in maths-
Great mathematicians: The
life of Sophie Germain, who
overcame the disadvantages
of her sex to make some
important contributions to
number theory and elasticity
Puzzles: Sudoku, Killer
Sudoku, Kakuro, Slitherlink,
picture poser and anagrams
Endnotes: Quotes, website
reviews and trivia
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Where are all the women?
Gwyneth Stallard asks why women are underrepresented in mathematics, particularly at the top end of the career spectrum
One woman and her theorem
Véronique Pagé takes a look at the life of the mathematician
Emmy Noether, and explains
why Noether’s theorem is such a
significant result for physics
Leading the way
Australian professor Cheryl Praeger is one of the top mathematicians of her generation. Lucinda Matthews has been finding out about her life and her work in the field of group theory
Women in maths today
Mathematicians Sarah Waters and Helen Webster answer our questions about their careers, their mathematics and their aspirations for the future