
Pumpkin patch

Seega

Alquerque

Introducing NRICH TWILGO

Air nets

Ding dong bell

Triangles in the middle

The bridges of Konigsberg
Investigate how networks can be used to solve a problem for the 18th Century inhabitants of Konigsberg.

Yih or Luk tsut k'i or Three Men's Morris
Some puzzles requiring no knowledge of knot theory, just a careful inspection of the patterns. A glimpse of the classification of knots and a little about prime knots, crossing numbers and knot arithmetic.

Instant insanity
Given the nets of 4 cubes with the faces coloured in 4 colours, build a tower so that on each vertical wall no colour is repeated, that is all 4 colours appear.


When the angles of a triangle don't add up to 180 degrees

Perception versus reality
Infographics are a powerful way of communicating statistical information. Can you come up with your own?


Vector walk
Starting with two basic vector steps, which destinations can you reach on a vector walk?


Vector journeys
Charlie likes to go for walks around a square park, while Alison likes to cut across diagonally. Can you find relationships between the vectors they walk along?

Summing geometric progressions
Watch the video to see how to sum the sequence. Can you adapt the method to sum other sequences?



Back fitter
10 graphs of experimental data are given. Can you use a spreadsheet to find algebraic graphs which match them closely, and thus discover the formulae most likely to govern the underlying processes?

Iff
Take a triangular number, multiply it by 8 and add 1. What is special about your answer? Can you prove it?

Tetra square


Always perfect
Show that if you add 1 to the product of four consecutive numbers the answer is ALWAYS a perfect square.



3D treasure hunt
Some treasure has been hidden in a three-dimensional grid! Can you work out a strategy to find it as efficiently as possible?

Kite in a square
Can you make sense of the three methods to work out what fraction of the total area is shaded?

A rolling disc - periodic motion



Whose line graph is it anyway?
Which line graph, equations and physical processes go together?

Set square


Wrapping gifts


Stonehenge

Mach attack

Polygon walk
Go on a vector walk and determine which points on the walk are closest to the origin.

Escriptions

Middle man

Painting by numbers




Calculus analogies
Consider these analogies for helping to understand key concepts in calculus.

Speedo
Investigate the relationship between speeds recorded and the distance travelled in this kinematic scenario.

Three by one
There are many different methods to solve this geometrical problem - how many can you find?

Classic cube


Trig reps


Curvy equation
This problem asks you to use your curve sketching knowledge to find all the solutions to an equation.

Circles ad infinitum
A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. Smaller circles touch it and the sides of the triangle, the process continuing indefinitely. What is the sum of the areas of all the circles?


To swim or to run?
The famous film star Birkhoff Maclane wants to reach her refreshing drink. Should she run around the pool or swim across?

Areas and ratios
Do you have enough information to work out the area of the shaded quadrilateral?

Orthogonal circle
Given any three non intersecting circles in the plane find another circle or straight line which cuts all three circles orthogonally.

Maths shop window

Five circuits, seven spins

Gosh cosh
Explore the hyperbolic functions sinh and cosh using what you know about the exponential function.

Cubestick
Stick some cubes together to make a cuboid. Find two of the angles by as many different methods as you can devise.


Maximum scattering

Hyperbolic thinking

Differential equation matcher
Match the descriptions of physical processes to these differential equations.

Ford circles
Can you find the link between these beautiful circle patterns and Farey Sequences?

Folium of Descartes
Investigate the family of graphs given by the equation x^3+y^3=3axy for different values of the constant a.


Sheep in wolf's clothing
