20 May 2005

Maths master class

Photo opportunity 12.00noon, Saturday 21 May, Room T4, 1st Floor, Tower Building, University of Dundee.

Local primary school children who have completed this year's maths master classes at the University of Dundee will be presented with certificates from the Royal Society of Edinburgh tomorrow (Saturday 21 May).

Pupils from primary schools, Blackness, Northmuir, Glamis, Eastern, St. Joseph's, Ancrum, Strathmartine, Brackens, Park Place, Monikie, Muirfield, St. Vincent's, Warddykes, Glebelands and Murroes, have been attending the classes for three weeks throughout May.

The classes tackle hands on problem solving and a diverse range of mathematical topics and applications from 'rabbits, plants and architecture' through to 'binary numbers and human adding machines' to 'triangles, the rose and the eleven times table.'

This is the third year, Dr Sandy Anderson, Professor Mark Chaplain and Dr Fordyce Davidson from the Division of Mathematics have held the popular workshops that give children the chance to learn more about the beauty and mystery of mathematics.'

For further information please contact the Press Office on 01382 344768

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk