What are you doing for MathsWeek?

Let us know about the events you are running,

Email us at: mathsweek@wit.ie

PARTICIPATING CENTRES

Connacht

  • Galway - National University of Ireland

Dublin

  • Alchemist Cafe
  • Astronomy Ireland
  • Chester Beatty Library
  • Dublin - Colaiste Mhuire Marino
  • Dublin - Dublin City University
  • Dublin - Dublin Institute of Technology
  • Dublin - Froebel College of Education
  • Dublin - St. Patrick's Drumcondra
  • Dublin - Trinity College
  • Dublin - University College Dublin
  • Dunsink, Royal Canal and Cabra
  • Engineers Ireland
  • Irish Skeptics Society
  • National Museum of Ireland
  • RDS Royal Dublin Society
  • RIA Royal Irish Academy

Munster

  • Blackrock Castle Observatory
  • Cork - University College Cork
  • Limerick - University of Limerick
  • Tralee Institute of Technology
  • Waterford Institute of Technology

Rest of Leinster

  • Dundalk Institute of Technology
  • Maynooth - National University of Ireland

Ulster

  • Armagh Planetarium
  • Belfast - Stranmillis University College
  • Queens University Belfast
  • University of Ulster
  • W5 Science Centre
 

Maths Week 2010

Maths week 2010 will take place from 9th - 16th October 2010 Maths Week Ireland has now managed to achieve two of its founding objectives - it has a good geographical spread throughout the island and there is a high participation from schools. We are currently working on the next phase - exploring how to extend the impact and activity of maths Week Ireland throughout the full year. If you wish to participate please email Eoin Gill, Maths Week Ireland coordinator at egill@wit.ie

Irish Times Maths Week Puzzles

Solution to the Jumping Frog

Irish Times Maths Week Puzzles

Leaping Frogs

 Maths Week Puzzle from the Irish Times Wednesday 14th 2009

This is popular logistics problem that can be enjoyed as a game. Seven lily pads aligned in a straight line float on a pond. Six of the lilies have each a frog on them, with the centre lily empty and each frog faces the centre. The three frogs on the left are male and the three frogs on the right are female. A frog can jump onto the next pad if it is free or jump over one other frog onto a free lily pad. As an added proviso frogs can only jump forward. How can the male and female frogs change side? It will be fun to try using six coins, perhaps three one euro and three two euro coins.

There are 15 jumps required. Click here to see how its done...

 

Making 100

puzzle from Tuesday 13th  

IT IS possible to make up 100 using all the digits 1 through 10 (10 may be used as 10 or 1 and 0). You can insert operators (plus, minus, multiply and divide) between them as you wish, but you must use all the digits only once and in that order.

For example, 123 plus 45 minus 67 plus 8 minus 9 times 1 plus 0 equals 100. How many more ways can you find to make 100?

I dont know how many ways you can make up 100, but I gave up after these:

123+45-67+8-9x1+0 = 100

1x2+3-4-5+6+7-8+9x10 = 100

1x2x3x4x5-6-7-8-9+10 = 100

12x3+45-6+7+8+9+1+0 = 100

12-3-4-5-6+7+89+10 = 100

1-2-3-4+5+6+78+9+10 = 100

Hadn't time to do any more what with there being so many events on for Maths Week, but the first rainy day....

If you've more send in your list and we'll post them.

www.mathsweek@wit.ie

 

 

 

 

 

Maths in the Streets a major success

Maths Week started on Saturday 10th with Maths in the Street in Dublin City Centre

Maths in the Streets a major success

Crowds joining in the fun at Maths in the Street, Dublin

The strongest team of maths outreach ever fielded in Ireland comprisingaround 20 Maths-soc students from TCD & UCD with Primary and Secondary Teachers and third level lecturers spent the day entertaining and amazing shoppers (and quite a few Italian supporters) at the top of Grafton Street. 

Click here for more info.

World Maths Day - 3rd March

World Maths Day 2010 3rd March - registration ends 1 March World Maths Day is an online fun maths challenge with participants from all over the world. Over 38,000 schools took part last year.

You must register in advance with http://www.worldmathsday.com 

World Maths Day was founded in 2007 with 287,000 students and last year had almost 2 million participants.

 

 

 

Top News Stories

News ItemMaths Week Ireland 2009 a great success!
The 4th Maths Week Ireland has been the biggest ever with participation throughout the island according to main organiser, Eoin Gill. " The week itself is over but the impact must be sustained throughout the year. Reports from all partner centres indicate that it was bigger and better. We are working on an initiative to sustain the awareness with activities throughout the rest of the school year. Plans for next year already promise more widespread participation and more diverse activity." In the meantime to catch up on events through newsprint, radio and TV coverage: daily in the Irish Times, radio programmes such as Morning Ireland, Tubridy Show, Dave Fanning Show on RTE and LMFM, 4FM, WLR, Dublin City FM, Beat FM. News on 2 and News Todat on RTE2 Television.
News ItemPRISM Maths Challenge will run during Maths Week
 
News ItemHamilton's board game on display at RIA for Maths Week
Hamilton's Icosian Boardgame will be on public display in the Reading Room in the library in the Royal Irish Academy on 19 Dawson St., Dublin from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday Oct. 11 to Friday Oct. 16.

Kjartan Poskitt on Dave Fanning Tuesday

kjartan talks maths with Dave Fanning RTE 2FM 6 - 8 pm Tues13th

Kjartan Poskitt on Dave Fanning Tuesday

Dave Fanning Show here

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