Mathematics Institute
A day of Maths Inspiration for students in Years 10 and 11
The Creation of Number
Ben Sparks
A whistle-stop tour of some of the exciting bits in the development
of number, from integers, rationals, irrationals, all the way to complex numbers – with proofs and
fractals thrown in…
Along the way:
Who killed Hippasus?
 Just why is A4 paper 297mm long?
 How do you know when there are
-1 sheep in a field?
 What is the square root of -1?
Why does it matter?
For further information or to
book please contact Sue Bridge
Email: s.bridge@warwick.ac.uk
Tel:02476528326
Maximum 30 student places per
school. £10 per student
3 active workshops from:
Number Matrix
Take a Gamble on Maths
A Bit, a Crumb, a Nibble or a Byte
Doing Sums in a Lab Coat
Balance a Body
Public Key Cryptography
Magical Maths
Peg Solitaire
Mathematics Institute
A day of Maths Inspiration for students in Years 10 and 11
Arrival and registration
Workshop (1)
Workshop (2)
Workshop (3)
9.30 am.
10.00 to 11.00
11.00 to 11.15
11.15 to 12.15
12.15 to 13.00
13.00 to 14.00
break
lunch
The Creation of Number
14.15 to 15.30
Students will attend 3 of the active workshops
from:
Number Matrix
Take a Gamble on Maths
A Bit, a Crumb, a Nibble or a Byte
Doing Sums in a Lab Coat
Balance a Body
Public Key Cryptography
Magical Maths
Peg Solitaire