''Plus Magazine'' is an online
popular mathematics magazine run under the
Millennium Mathematics Project at the
University of Cambridge
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.
''Plus'' contains:
* feature articles on all aspects of mathematics;
* reviews of popular maths books and events;
* a news section;
*
mathematical puzzles and
games;
* interviews with people in maths related careers;
* ''Plus''
Podcast
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– Maths on the Move
History
''Plus'' was initially named PASS Maths (Public Awareness and Schools Support for Maths) in 1997, when it was a project of the Interactive Courseware Research and Development Group, based jointly at the University of Cambridge and
Keele University. ''Plus'' is now part of the
Millennium Mathematics Project, a long term national initiative based in
Cambridge
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and active across the
UK and internationally.
Authors of articles in ''Plus'' include
Stephen Hawking and
Marcus du Sautoy.
''Plus'' won the 2001
Webby for ''Best Science Site on the Web'', and has been described as "an excellent site put together by those with a real love for the subject". In 2006 the Millennium Mathematics Project, of which ''Plus'' is a part, won the
Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education.
Previous Prize winners
, Royal Anniversary Trust
References
External links
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