Maths event adds up to a magic time
Maths is rarely near the top of the list when it comes to pupils' favourite school subjects.
However, staff and students at the University of Leicester showed how to make the subject fun at an event held as part of National Science and Engineering Week.
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Bubble fun: Left, professor of maths Dr José L. Rodríguez and Dr Frank Neumann
The Magic of Maths gave visitors an insight into "the strange world of geometry", thanks to the teachings of Dr José L Rodríguez, of the University of Almeria, in Spain, and Dr Frank Neumann, from the University of Leicester's department of mathematics, as well as a number of students.
Dr Neumann said: "This interactive drop-in demonstration shows the beauty and wonders of mathematics and the strange world of geometry which surrounds us.
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"Participants could interact with maths in ways that they may never have thought possible and see how maths is present all around us during our normal daily lives."
This year's National Science and Engineering Week runs until Sunday.
The university will be holding an array of interactive activities across a number of different subject areas and covering all age groups, from primary school through to public lectures for all ages.
For more, visit:
www.le.ac.uk\nsew
2 Comments
by Just_Saying
Monday, March 18 2013, 12:05PM
“Good for them.
Maths is so important - I dread to think how many people get overcharged in shops without knowing simple because they can't do a simple estimate in their head.
I recently bought 5 items, each costing under a pound. The till claimed the total cost was £5.87. When I explained that it must be less than £5 since all 5 items individually cost less than a pound, I was met with 'the till says £5.87' ! - she had to get a manager to deal with it !”
by magomoebius
Monday, March 18 2013, 12:02PM
“It was a great pleasure to participate at this event!!
Could you please correct my name? It is José L. Rodríguez
You can visit my webpage http://tinyurl.com/d5cdawz”