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Many physical constants are only known to a certain accuracy. Explore the numerical error bounds in the mass of water and its constituents.
Was it possible that this dangerous driving penalty was issued in error?
Get further into power series using the fascinating Bessel's equation.
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calculate various quantities in physical contexts.
Look at the advanced way of viewing sin and cos through their power series.
Which line graph, equations and physical processes go together?
Work out the numerical values for these physical quantities.
Get some practice using big and small numbers in chemistry.
This is our collection of tasks on the mathematical theme of 'Population Dynamics' for advanced students and those interested in mathematical modelling.
See how enormously large quantities can cancel out to give a good approximation to the factorial function.
By exploring the concept of scale invariance, find the probability that a random piece of real data begins with a 1.
How much energy has gone into warming the planet?
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calculate various quantities in biological contexts.
Build up the concept of the Taylor series
The probability that a passenger books a flight and does not turn up is 0.05. For an aeroplane with 400 seats how many tickets can be sold so that only 1% of flights are over-booked?
Use your skill and knowledge to place various scientific lengths in order of size. Can you judge the length of objects with sizes ranging from 1 Angstrom to 1 million km with no wrong attempts?
Here are several equations from real life. Can you work out which measurements are possible from each equation?
Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?
Why MUST these statistical statements probably be at least a little bit wrong?
Go on a vector walk and determine which points on the walk are closest to the origin.
Can you suggest a curve to fit some experimental data? Can you work out where the data might have come from?
Make an accurate diagram of the solar system and explore the concept of a grand conjunction.
Invent scenarios which would give rise to these probability density functions.
Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?
Estimate these curious quantities sufficiently accurately that you can rank them in order of size
Explore the possibilities for reaction rates versus concentrations with this non-linear differential equation
Match the descriptions of physical processes to these differential equations.
When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
Find the distance of the shortest air route at an altitude of 6000 metres between London and Cape Town given the latitudes and longitudes. A simple application of scalar products of vectors.
To investigate the relationship between the distance the ruler drops and the time taken, we need to do some mathematical modelling...
Can you work out what this procedure is doing?
Explore the relationship between resistance and temperature
Explore the meaning of the scalar and vector cross products and see how the two are related.
Could nanotechnology be used to see if an artery is blocked? Or is this just science fiction?
Analyse these beautiful biological images and attempt to rank them in size order.
Match the charts of these functions to the charts of their integrals.
Each week a company produces X units and sells p per cent of its stock. How should the company plan its warehouse space?
Formulate and investigate a simple mathematical model for the design of a table mat.
Explore the properties of perspective drawing.
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calulate various quantities in biological contexts.
Investigate circuits and record your findings in this simple introduction to truth tables and logic.
How would you go about estimating populations of dolphins?
Are these estimates of physical quantities accurate?
Which dilutions can you make using only 10ml pipettes?
Andy wants to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats. Will he be able to eat enough to keep him going?
Looking at small values of functions. Motivating the existence of the Taylor expansion.
A problem about genetics and the transmission of disease.
Imagine different shaped vessels being filled. Can you work out what the graphs of the water level should look like?
Explore the shape of a square after it is transformed by the action of a matrix.
Explore the meaning behind the algebra and geometry of matrices with these 10 individual problems.