On the 22nd February, 10 lucky Year 10 students were chosen to attend an Enrichment Event run by the Further Mathematics Support Programme at UCL. There, the students were given lectures on unsolved problems in Mathematics such as the pancake-sorting problem (Dr Katie Steckles gave the students a live demonstration of this). Students also practised multiplying matrices and looked at its application in Google’s sorting function. Geometry in gaming was also demonstrated to show how flat surfaces in games changed colour to give the sense of a 3D image.
Sara shares her experience below:
Selected Year 10 students were ecstatic to hear that we were fortunate enough to attend a Mathematics Enrichment Event at UCL organised by the Further Mathematics Support Program. It was a great opportunity for those considering taking mathematics at A Level to gain an understanding of what maths is like in further education. The event covered various engaging topics, from ‘The Greatest Unsolved Puzzles in Mathematics’ to ‘The Applications of Maths in Search Engines and Gaming, experienced in a professional, lecture type environment. A sense of competitiveness definitely grew strong, especially whilst being challenged to attempt A Level exam questions, encouraging students to justify, share and explain their answers.
-Sara X
