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Cobalt Decay
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Investigate the effects of the half-lifes of the isotopes of cobalt on the mass of a mystery lump of the element.
Approximately Certain
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
Estimate these curious quantities sufficiently accurately that you can rank them in order of size
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.
The Not-so-simple Pendulum 1
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
See how the motion of the simple pendulum is not-so-simple after all.
Equation Attack
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
The equation a^x + b^x = 1 can be solved algebraically in special cases but in general it can only be solved by numerical methods.
Branching Processes and Extinction
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
An advanced mathematical exploration supporting our series of articles on population dynamics for advanced students.
Big and Small Numbers in Chemistry
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Get some practice using big and small numbers in chemistry.
Biology Measurement Challenge
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Analyse these beautiful biological images and attempt to rank them in size order.
Big and Small Numbers in Physics - Group Task
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Work in groups to try to create the best approximations to these physical quantities.
Big and Small Numbers in Physics
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Work out the numerical values for these physical quantities.
Building Approximations for Sin(x)
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Build up the concept of the Taylor series
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.
Root Hunter
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
In this short problem, try to find the location of the roots of some unusual functions by finding where they change sign.
Time to Evolve
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
How many generations would link an evolutionist to a very distant ancestor?
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?
Back Fitter
Age 14 to 16 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?
Speed-time Problems at the Olympics
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to race against Usain Bolt?
The Fastest Cyclist
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Andy is desperate to reach John o'Groats first. Can you devise a winning race plan?
Archimedes Numerical Roots
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
How did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
Where Am I?
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
From the information you are asked to work out where the picture was taken. Is there too much information? How accurate can your answer be?
Power Countdown
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
In this twist on the well-known Countdown numbers game, use your knowledge of Powers and Roots to make a target.
Ladder and Cube
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
A 1 metre cube has one face on the ground and one face against a wall. A 4 metre ladder leans against the wall and just touches the cube. How high is the top of the ladder above the ground?
Growing
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Which is larger: (a) 1.000001^{1000000} or 2? (b) 100^{300} or 300! (i.e.factorial 300)
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.