Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

This presentation looks at the theorem of cross-ratio, of four complex numbers, which is of great interest in a field of mathematics known as projective geometry and has an ancient history.

The activity is designed to...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

In this activity the distribution of prime numbers, proved by Hadamard and de la Vallée Poussin in 1896, is investigated using an Excel spreadsheet program, Autograph and the Prime Number Theorem.

The resource is...

The Duston school was one of one of twenty initial Lead Schools for Core Maths, providing support to a network of other schools as they look to deliver mathematics to all post 16 pupils.

Discover more about how Core Maths was delivered by a team of three teachers, working in close collaboration to develop...

This interactive resource, produced by the University of Leicester, is designed to enable students to explore the nature of the exponential function and to explore the derivative of the exponential function.

An introduction page sets out some basic information about exponential functions leading to a...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

Colouring maps, so that no two countries sharing a border are shaded with the same colour, is the focus of this presentation, which includes both the history and mathematical proofs to this problem.

This activity is...

This report contains eighteen recommendations relating to the importance of the teaching of statistics in the English education system. There are four recommendations under the heading of Statistics in our national life; five recommendation under the heading of Statistics in the School Curriculum; three...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics. The Game of Life is a simulation of how a population might grow, if subject to a few simple rules. Initially students try the rules out for themselves on squared paper, before following a link to a computer program that shows the...

This Nuffield Advanced Mathematics option consists of six units of work, each on a different theme. Students had the opportunity, as part of their coursework, to develop an aspect of interest from one of the themes into a longer project. These topics were chosen to...

In this Core Maths task students are introduced to a new species of jellyfish that has been found off the Sussex coast and nicknamed ‘jellyblubbers’ by local people. It impossible to count how many ‘jellyblubbers’ are present, but some data has been collected and is being analysed for the purpose of answering the...

Jonny Griffiths is an experienced classroom mathematics teacher, who has also written for the ATM (Association of Teachers of Mathematics), HarperCollins, Hodder, Imperial College, MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry), Underground Mathematics and is the creator of the A level mathematics competition '...

This RISP activity is ideal for introducing, consolidating or revising the idea of proof using a mathematical argument and appropriate use of logiocal deduction.

Students are asked to choose two triangular numbers and...

As LSIS STEM Support draws to a close, the Learning Legacy document aims to share the approaches, consider the lessons learnt and signpost resources and the ongoing support infrastructure available to improve teaching and learning across STEM in the Further Education and Skills sector. The Final Impact Review shows...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

In this presentation students have to find the least amount of road needed to enable each town to be linked to others in a variety of scenarios. There is an explanation of the common theme to be found in the examples and the...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

This presentation provides a spreadsheet, which models a population of mice, and allows students to vary the input and thus change the behaviour of the model. There are some surprising discoveries to be made when the results...

This resource contains a series of card tricks. Each trick is presented in two parts. In the first part enough detail is given so that the trick can be performed. A description of the desired effect is given followed by an explanation of the mechanics of the trick – actually what is done to ensure the trick works...