This feature introduces students to the topic of networks, which has many real life applications.
The problems in this feature will encourage students to experiment, conjecture and deduce general relationships for networks in different contexts.
You can find out more about real life applications of networks in these Plus articles.
You can also watch a recording of the webinar in which we discussed the mathematical thinking which can be prompted by these activities.
Sprouts
Who's who?
Can you solve the clues to find out who's who on the friendship graph?
The bridges of Konigsberg
Investigate how networks can be used to solve a problem for the 18th Century inhabitants of Konigsberg.
Can you traverse it?
How can you decide if a graph is traversable?
Network trees
Euler meets Schlegel
Discover how networks can be used to prove Euler's Polyhedron formula.
If I share, will my friends share too?
Read about how mathematicians used network theory to predict the spread of disease among teenagers.