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Monthly Themes

Each month's content on the NRICH website is based upon a mathematical theme, here is a list of all the themes.

• October 2008
  • Representation
• September 2008
  • Problem Solving
• July 2008
  • Making and Testing Hypotheses
• June 2008
  • Randomness
• May 2008
  • Time and Measurement
• March 2008
  • Logic and Algorithms
• February 2008
  • Experiment-conjecture-prove
• January 2008
  • Negative Numbers
• November 2007
  • Mathematical Modelling
• October 2007
  • Visualising
• September 2007
  • Number
• July 2007
  • Equations
• June 2007
  • Angles, Triangles and Trigonometry
• March 2007
  • Number
• February 2007
  • Complex Numbers and Transformation Geometry
• January 2007
  • 10 year retrospective
• November 2006
  • Mathematics and Music
• October 2006
  • Geometry and Algebra
• September 2006
  • Inspirations from Easter Conferences
• July 2006
  • Area
• June 2006
  • Statistics
• May 2006
  • Shape
• March 2006
  • Distance, Time, Velocity and Rates of Change
• February 2006
  • Ratio and Proportion
• January 2006
  • Mechanics
• November 2005
  • Probability
• October 2005
  • Number Operations
• September 2005
  • Construction
• July 2005
  • Angles
• June 2005
  • Proof
• May 2005
  • Number and Functions
• March 2005
  • Sets and Groups
• February 2005
  • Coordinates
• January 2005
  • Optimising
• November 2004
  • Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and Ratio
• October 2004
  • Measurement and Trigonometry
• September 2004
  • Picturing Mathematics and Graph Sketching
• July 2004
  • Routes and Networks
• June 2004
  • 3D Geometry, Shape and Space
• May 2004
  • Generalising
• March 2004
  • Codes and Hidden Meaning
• February 2004
  • Circles and Circle Theorems
• January 2004
  • Algebra
• November 2003
  • Clock Arithmetic and Number Theory
• October 2003
  • Thinking Systematically
• September 2003
  • Small and Beautiful

Prior to September 2003 only Stage 1 & 2 were themed

• July/August 2003
  • Transformations
• June 2003
  • Graphs & Data Handling
• May 2003
  • Logic
• March/April 2003
  • Sequences and Time
• February 2003
  • 3D
• January 2003
  • Primes and Squares
• November/December 2002
  • Shape Squares and Cubes
• October 2002
  • Factors and Multiples
• September 2002
  • Place Value
• July/August 2002
  • Logic
• June 2002
  • Money and Percentages
• May 2002
  • Coordinates
• March/April 2002
  • Fractions
• February 2002
  • Routes and Pathways
• December 2001/January 2002
  • Tessellation
• November 2001
  • Measuring