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)

CARD TRICKS USING PERFECT SHUFFLES

For this assignment, the students designed their own card trick which used perfect in and out shuffles. They needed to find the patterns in the way the cards moved to fit with their story.

THE VERY COOL 27 CARD TRICK

In the Mathemagaic Card Trick unit, students learn various card tricks. One of my favourite card tricks 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 Mathematician at JMSS then find the volunteer's card (using mathematics) which is in the favourite number's position!

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.

fractals, topology & multiple dimensions