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Christmas Conundrums

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This feature has four problems for you to solve, all with a festive twist!

 

 

 

Amicable Arrangements
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Amicable arrangements

Age
16 to 18
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Three of Santa's elves and their best friends are sitting down to a festive feast. Can you find the probability that each elf sits next to their bestie?

A Very Shiny Nose?
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A very shiny nose?

Age
16 to 18
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This problem explores the biology behind Rudolph's glowing red nose, and introduces the real life phenomena of bacterial quorum sensing.

The Koch Snowflake
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The Koch snowflake

Age
16 to 18
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Explore the strange geometrical properties of the Koch Snowflake.

Frosty the Snowman
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Frosty the Snowman

Age
16 to 18
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Frosty the Snowman is melting. Can you use your knowledge of differential equations to find out how his volume changes as he shrinks?