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Peter Rowlett @peterrowlett.net · 29/01/2025

A colleague and I have an article in the new Mathematics in School aiming to demystify maths degrees - the right course can be a great option for students with B/C grades! #MathsToday #ALevelMaths #ITeachMaths

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What is Maths Like at a Lower-tariff University?
By Peter Rowlett and Angharad Ugonna
What happens in a maths degree? Will my A Level Maths students, especially those predicted B/C/D, be able to cope? These are questions we hear from A Level teachers, who sometimes recommend students who are interested in maths but predicted lower grades to avoid a maths degree out of a perception that it will be too hard for them.
We find this quite frustrating. We have a regular flow of students who arrived with lower grades and thrived, achieving well and leaving into fulfilling graduate careers. The impulse to protect students from a course that is too difficult for their ability comes from a kind place, but is unnecessary, and maths is a degree subject that leads to a wide range of future careers, providing a lot more options than other, more specialist options.
Our aim with this article is to provide a flavour of degree level maths through specific examples from our first-year curriculum. Maths at degree level isn't a big mystery or a different animal, but a continuation of what students have been prepared for in school.

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Ben Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I am unreasonably proud of combining several obsessions in one animation. An impossible tribar (aka a Penrose Triangle) level 4 fractal (Sierpinski Triangle), in 3D GeoGebra, with dynamic lighting (using the dot product).

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Sarah Hart @sarah-hart.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

It’s #MathsWeekEngland ! To celebrate, I’m giving two free public lectures this week about the fascinating connections between mathematics and literature. Warwick University tomorrow warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/math... Royal Holloway Thursday www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... Please share!

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A mathematical journey through literature

Booking form for Sarah Hart's talk A Mathematical Journey Through Literature, which is taking place at Warwick Mathematics Institute on Wednesday 13 November 2024.

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Nicole Cozens @nicole-cozens.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

The Big Earth Data Project has launched! I’ve loved working on this project with the amazing @tombutton.bsky.social . Maths curriculum based data science resources using satellite data to explore the ozone hole mei.org.uk/the-big-eart...

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The Big Earth Data Project - MEI

The Big Earth Data Project A suite of hands-on activities to engage and inspire students to look at current environmental challenges faced..

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Rob Southern @mrsouthernmaths.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

These are happening all over the country. Find your local one and get involved! #ALevelMaths

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Joel Kenyon @joel120193.substack.com · 15/09/2024

As a teacher, one thing I miss about London is the free transport for school trips. Travelling around London for enrichment was completely free but back up north we have to rely on coach and minibus companies which cost a small fortune. Hopefully this is something we can change 👀

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Zoe Griffiths @zoelgriffiths.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

Very excited to be launching a brand-new primary maths enrichment day, Inside Maths, at the Ri in London in Feb. Spread the word! insidemaths.co.uk

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Fran Watson: Educator, communicator, origami lover.Rob Eastaway: Author, puzzle expert, speaker.Zoe Griffiths: Speaker, former teacher, nerdy comedian.

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Niche @mr-n-wood.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

🎓 #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky OK, I've started this - list of #UKMathsChat Teachers and Adjacents. Please Repost to raise awareness. Reply if you wish to be added. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Sudeep @sudeepgkr.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

This app at the moment feels like the start of breakfast time on the Traitors, with everyone excited to see who's going to arrive next 😅

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a picture of a door with the words nickaplease88 at the bottom

Alt: A Traitors contestant entering the door to breakfast

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