Articles on Imaginary numbers

March 24, 2026

The mathematical crimes of the Young Sherlock Holmes series

Kit Yates, University of Bath

Can you solve the GCSE maths problem that ‘baffled’ Young Sherlock Holmes?

March 10, 2025

William Ross, University of Richmond

Mathematicians once turned up their noses at imaginary numbers. But complex analysis actually simplifies math and physics.

October 15, 2024

Robyn Arianrhod, Monash University

In 1843, William Rowan Hamilton had a four-dimensional flash of insight that still shapes our three-dimensional world.

Robyn Arianrhod
Affiliate, School of Mathematics, Monash University
William Ross
Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond
Kit Yates
Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath