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Dangerous Driver?
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Was it possible that this dangerous driving penalty was issued in error?
Population Dynamics Collection
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
This is our collection of tasks on the mathematical theme of 'Population Dynamics' for advanced students and those interested in mathematical modelling.
Constantly Changing
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Many physical constants are only known to a certain accuracy. Explore the numerical error bounds in the mass of water and its constituents.
Approximately Certain
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level
Estimate these curious quantities sufficiently accurately that you can rank them in order of size
Whose Line Graph Is it Anyway?
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Which line graph, equations and physical processes go together?
Reaction Rates
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Explore the possibilities for reaction rates versus concentrations with this non-linear differential equation
Pdf Stories
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Invent scenarios which would give rise to these probability density functions.
Stirling Work
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
See how enormously large quantities can cancel out to give a good approximation to the factorial function.
Big and Small Numbers in Physics
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Work out the numerical values for these physical quantities.
Big and Small Numbers in the Living World
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calculate various quantities in biological contexts.
Guessing the Graph
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Can you suggest a curve to fit some experimental data? Can you work out where the data might have come from?
Big and Small Numbers in Chemistry
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Get some practice using big and small numbers in chemistry.
Real-life Equations
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Here are several equations from real life. Can you work out which measurements are possible from each equation?
Choose Your Units
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?
Bigger or Smaller?
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
The Wrong Stats
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Why MUST these statistical statements probably be at least a little bit wrong?
Construct the Solar System
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level
Make an accurate diagram of the solar system and explore the concept of a grand conjunction.
Scale Invariance
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
By exploring the concept of scale invariance, find the probability that a random piece of real data begins with a 1.
Bessel's Equation
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Get further into power series using the fascinating Bessel's equation.
Quorum-sensing
Age 16 to 18 Short
Challenge Level
This problem explores the biology behind Rudolph's glowing red nose.
Biology Measurement Challenge
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Analyse these beautiful biological images and attempt to rank them in size order.
Crystal Symmetry
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Use vectors and matrices to explore the symmetries of crystals.
Back Fitter
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level
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?
Far Horizon
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
An observer is on top of a lighthouse. How far from the foot of the lighthouse is the horizon that the observer can see?
What's That Graph?
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level
Can you work out which processes are represented by the graphs?
Over-booking
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
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?
Building Approximations for Sin(x)
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Build up the concept of the Taylor series
Designing Table Mats
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
Formulate and investigate a simple mathematical model for the design of a table mat.
Taking Trigonometry Series-ly
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Look at the advanced way of viewing sin and cos through their power series.
Differential Equation Matcher
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Match the descriptions of physical processes to these differential equations.
Big and Small Numbers in Biology
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calulate various quantities in biological contexts.
Truth Tables and Electronic Circuits
Age 11 to 18
Investigate circuits and record your findings in this simple introduction to truth tables and logic.
Stats Statements
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?
Big and Small Numbers in the Physical World
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calculate various quantities in physical contexts.
What Do Functions Do for Tiny X?
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Looking at small values of functions. Motivating the existence of the Taylor expansion.
Elastic Maths
Age 14 to 18
How do you write a computer program that creates the illusion of stretching elastic bands between pegs of a Geoboard? The answer contains some surprising mathematics.
Counting Dolphins
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
How would you go about estimating populations of dolphins?
A Question of Scale
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
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?
Scientific Curves
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Can you sketch these difficult curves, which have uses in mathematical modelling?
Alternative Record Book
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level
In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.
Electric Kettle
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Explore the relationship between resistance and temperature
Robot Camera
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Could nanotechnology be used to see if an artery is blocked? Or is this just science fiction?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.