Mathematics is the language of the universe, the language of science and engineering. It allows us to make better decisions about our daily lives and build a better world.

The focus of this subject is about having fun with Mathematics and to learn about concepts that are not in the Victorian Curriculum.

This subject consists of several topic areas:

• The Mathematics of Card tricks

• Good Will Hunting and Graph Theory

• The Platonic Solids and Origami

• Multiple Dimensions

• Fractals (Sierpinski Triangle, The Mandelbrot Set)

• Famous Numbers (pi, phi (and the Fibonacci Sequence), e)

The Very Cool 27 Card Trick

In the Card Trick unit, students learn various card tricks. One of my favourite's is the 27 card trick. The volunteer chooses a favourite number between 1 and 27, then picks a card from the deck. The deck is then shuffled and the awesome Mathematicians at JMSS then find their card using their favourite number!

The Platonic Solids and Origami

Good Will Hunting & Graph Theory

Students also learnt about Graph Theory through the Bridges of Konigsberg and the film Good Will Hunting.

vi hart inspired videos

Students researched and made their own video on a famous number or something they are mathematically interested in. The video was created using the Youtuber - Vi Hart as inspiration.