Read Alex’s Adventures in Numberland, by Alex Bellos. 

Read an exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck.

Read Humble Pi – a comedy of maths errors, by Matt Parker. 

Read real life stories about how maths goes wrong with real world consequences by mathmagician Matt Parker.

Available in the LRC.

Read Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly 

The story of the African-American Mathematicians of NASA who helped America win the Space Race. Read the book and watch the film.

Available in the LRC.

Listen to 5 BBC Radio 4 podcasts on ‘special numbers’

Listen to Travels in a Mathematical World podcast, by Peter Rowlett - featuring mathematicians talking about their work as well as features on maths history and maths news.

BBC documentary exploring the world of maths with Dr Hannah Fry. 

Watch Numberphile – maths and movies (Animation at Pixar). There are lots of numberphile clips you can watch!

Research the life and work of Alan Turing. Watch ‘The Imitation Game’, and read the book of the same name, about his involvement in code breaking of Enigma.

Visit the maths gallery in the Science Museum, London

Lots of exhibitions to choose from - while you there check out the exhibitions that cover Science & Maths too. 

Visit Bletchley Park to explore the world of coding and maths.

Produce a full scale drawing, calculate area and show all the relevant measurements. Complete the task by creating a paper or cardboard model.

Visit KCL site and attempt the weekly challenge competitions.

Explore problems from nrich maths, including mathematical art.

Test yourself against the computer or each other in games of strategy here.

Read articles, investigate problems, get creative and plan visits here. Everything mathematical!