Reading Tasks
Reading Tasks
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.
Hidden Figures
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.
Listening Tasks
Simon Singh’s Numbers
Listen to 5 BBC Radio 4 podcasts on ‘special numbers’
Travels in a mathematical world
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.
Watching Tasks
BBC Magic Numbers - Mysterious World of Maths
BBC documentary exploring the world of maths with Dr Hannah Fry.
Numberphile
Watch Numberphile – maths and movies (Animation at Pixar). There are lots of numberphile clips you can watch!
Research Tasks
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.
Trips & Visits
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.
Creative Tasks
Produce a full scale drawing, calculate area and show all the relevant measurements. Complete the task by creating a paper or cardboard model.
Student Led Tasks
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!