Mathematics Masterclasses

Showing that mathematics can be fun Sewell offers a valuable resource of non-syllabus material for mathematics in higher education and science teachers at secondary school level, as well as teenagers and parents. Containing written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics, very little prior knowledge is assumed. This is a valuable resource of non-syllabus material for mathematics and science teachers at secondary school level, teenagers and parents. It contains written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics, and very little knowledge is assumed. Topics include chaos theory, meteorology, storage limitations of computers, population growth and decay, and the mechanics of dinosaurs. This book shows that mathematics can be fun!