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Enriched and Inspired A level Mathematicians
Our sixth form mathematicians had the opportunity to prove their problem-solving skills in the 2024 UKMT Senior Maths Challenge early in October. Of the 75 participants, seven achieved Gold certificates, twenty-seven achieved Silver certificates and twenty-six achieved Bronze certificates. This year saw a special achievement from Kenneth, achieving gold and qualifying for the Olympiad – all the more impressive as he is still in year 11. Earlier in September two year 12 and two year 13 girls were invited to participate in the Maths Olympiad for Girls - a competition designed to attract more female students into studying undergraduate mathematics. We are very proud that Harriet from year 12 achieved a merit certificate and Florence from year 13 achieved a distinction. Florence is applying to study maths at University in September 2025.
A number of our students have signed up as teams participating in the MEI 2024 national Ritangle competition. This involves a weekly challenge question over a ten-week period, ultimately leading to one team being declared the national champions.
In November twenty-five of our year 12 students head to Nottingham Playhouse for the Maths Inspiration show hosted by Sammie Buzzard. Sammie is a glaciologist and climate scientist, based at Cardiff University. Her research focuses on the melting of Antarctica's ice shelves, using maths to model how and where ice shelves may become vulnerable to sudden collapse. Three working mathematicians inspire our students with interactive presentations: Patterns, Predictions and Juggling; Risk and Reward; Maths at the Video Game Arcade.
For those of you who like a maths puzzle we have included three of the twenty-five questions from this year’s senior Maths challenge questions (no calculators allowed). Reproduced with the kind permission of UKMT. Further questions and solutions available at https://ukmt.org.uk/
- Great Mathematicians and the Quest for Questions.
How many questions do our pupils get through? (03/12/2024) - Enriched and Inspired A level Mathematicians
A variety of opportunities beyond the curriculum (10/11/2024) - A new maths club for those who love mathematics
An opportunity for our budding young mathematicians to be challeneged (29/09/2024) - Great Mathematicians Explore Maths in the Real World
Our young Mathematicians explore the impact of mathematics while on trips (16/06/2024) - Great mathematicians gear up for their A level Maths and Further Maths exams.
Exam season is upon us and our students are getting themselves ready. (25/05/2024) - Great Mathematicians love a challenge
Students completed the Intermediate and Junior Maths Challenges (11/05/2024) - Great Mathematicians are also creative
Creative writing opportunity to showcase mathematics to the wider world (23/02/2024) - Great Mathematicians use maths everyday
Mr Williams explains all the "When will I use this Sir?" maths he used in his summer project (16/12/2023) - NUAST Maths department celebrates our Senior Maths Challenge results
Results from the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge (25/10/2023) - Great Mathematicians recognise the achievements of other Mathematicians'
Black History Month and is an opportunity to celebrate Mathematicians within the Black community (04/10/2023)
- Great Mathematicians and the Quest for Questions.
How many questions do our pupils get through? (Maths - 03/12/2024) - Enriched and Inspired A level Mathematicians
A variety of opportunities beyond the curriculum (Maths - 10/11/2024) - A new maths club for those who love mathematics
An opportunity for our budding young mathematicians to be challeneged (Maths - 29/09/2024) - Great Mathematicians Explore Maths in the Real World
Our young Mathematicians explore the impact of mathematics while on trips (Maths - 16/06/2024) - Great mathematicians gear up for their A level Maths and Further Maths exams.
Exam season is upon us and our students are getting themselves ready. (Maths - 25/05/2024) - Great Mathematicians love a challenge
Students completed the Intermediate and Junior Maths Challenges (Maths - 11/05/2024) - Yr 9 Making in metal
Yr 9 Making in metal (Engineering - 30/04/2024) - Yr12 Engineers Visit to Lincoln University
Yr12 Engineers Visit to Lincoln University (Engineering - 22/03/2024) - Great Mathematicians are also creative
Creative writing opportunity to showcase mathematics to the wider world (Maths - 23/02/2024) - Yr 8 Pewter Casting CAD
Designing for a client (Engineering - 18/01/2024)