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The Olympic torch tour

14 to 16

Imagine you had to plan the tour for the Olympic Torch. Is there an efficient way of choosing the shortest possible route?

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Isometric areas

11 to 14

We usually use squares to measure area, but what if we use triangles instead?

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Swimming pool tiles

7 to 11

This activity creates an opportunity to explore all kinds of number-related patterns.

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Square difference

16 to 18

Which numbers can you write as a difference of two squares? In how many ways can you write $pq$ as a difference of two squares if $p$ and $q$ are prime?

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Five children are taking part in a climbing competition with three parts, where their score for each part will be multiplied together. Can you see how the leaderboard will change depending on what happens in the final climb of the competition?

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Maths in the undergraduate physical sciences

16 to 18

An article about the kind of maths a first year undergraduate in physics, engineering and other physical sciences courses might encounter. The aim is to highlight the link between particular maths topics (e.g. complex numbers) and their applications.