Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclasses

Bletchley Park is hosting the fifth Milton Keynes series of Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclasses, which is being organised by The Open University.

Information for participants

• Masterclasses run from 10am to 12:30pm on Saturday mornings.
• Each masterclass will take place at Bletchley Park National Codes Centre.
• Enquiries to the organisers: Dr Katie Chicot, 0113 2086774, k.m.chicot@open.ac.uk or Dr Gareth Williams, 0161 9987272.
• To book a place, please contact your maths teacher. You may need to direct your maths teacher to this website, and suggest that (s)he contacts one of the organisers.

Travel Information

• Bletchley Park Nation Codes Centre is at: The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB and full travel details and a map are given at http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/content/visit/findus.rhtm.
• Please note that Bletchley Park charges for entry (including merely driving onto the site). Masterclass participants may enter for free, but parents should be prepared to either pay an entrance fee if they wish to personally deliver their child to the education block, or deliver their child to (and collect them from) the gatehouse.

Arrangements in case of bad weather

Occasionally bad weather or other unforseen circumstances may mean a masterclass has to be cancelled at short notice. If this happens, a notice will be posted here. You are advised to check before travelling!

Programme for 2011

Dates for 2011 are confirmed, topics will be publicised as speakers confirm. Masterclasses run from 10am to 12:30pm on Saturday mornings.

• 17 Sept -- Gareth Williams (Open University) -- Get Knotted!
• 1 Oct -- Katie Steckles (University of Manchester) -- Playing Games with Squares
• 15 Oct -- Dave Parkinson (Open University) -- The Ghost in the Parabola (an introduction to mathematical chaos!)
• 5 Nov -- Ian Short (Open University) -- Topology and Topography
• 19 Nov -- Duncan Joyce (University of Manchester) -- Infinity -- Friend or Foe?
• 3 Dec -- Silvia Barbina (Open University) -- Secret Messages and Thought Experiments

Forms for participants

Blank copies of the application forms we mail to schools are available here, (with signatures removed!)

• The letter we mail to schools in the area
• Form for teachers to complete
• Form for parents/guardians to complete

About Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclasses

Aim

To stimulate and encourage young people in the art and practice of mathematics and to develop a sense of enjoyment in the subject. For information about the Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclass national programme see http://www.rigb.org/rimain/events/programmeformaths.jsp

Target group

Pupils in Year 9 in 2010/2011 who are mathematically able and who have potential and interest in the classes.

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