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This year \u201c2024\u201d is a mathematically special year with \u20182024\u2019 being an tetrahedral number (see below). It is also a Leap year.<br\/>We have a lot of news, resources, and upcoming events to share!<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>We thank you for the positive response of over 6,699 views of our recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2023\/advent-maths-calendar-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MATHS WEEK ADVENT CALENDAR<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>We hope you enjoyed our daily Christmas-themed puzzles<strong>. <\/strong>We have more resources present for in-class maths activities throughout the year<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2023\/games-and-competitions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>We Congratulate our winners of the Maths Week Post Survey. 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v3\/block-icons-v3\/twitter-filled-dark-40.png\" class=\"\"\/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:transparent;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background-color:transparent\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1579\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid #000000\" valign=\"top\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1765\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1765\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">This Month<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1642\" id=\"section_c86f89d5910f3e283c3663f1cdf2673c\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-53\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-23\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-68\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1648\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1645\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1643\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1643\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1>BT Young Scientist<\/h1><p><strong>RDS, January 11-13, 2023<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\">550 amazing student projects will compete in the 60th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. For more information click the link below!<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1644\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/btyoungscientist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn more<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/btyoungscientist.com\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:147.14000000000001px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"34%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: bold;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: none;\ntext-align: center;\ndirection: ltr;\"\n>\nLearn more\n<\/center>\n<\/v:roundrect>\n<\/td>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1647\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" 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valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1674\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1671\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"1670\" width=\"294\" height=\"auto\" style=\"width:294px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/0a00a23a-6e0c-d8e0-c2a3-2102f21ed939.png\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1673\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1672\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1672\" style=\"width:100%\"><h2>Robert Boyle Winter School <\/h2><h2><em><span style=\"color:#ff7b00;\">Science and Art<\/span><\/em><\/h2><p><br\/><\/p><p>The Robert Boyle Winter School will take place on 20 January 2024 at the RDS Dublin. <\/p><p>10 - 4 pm<\/p><p class=\"last-child\"> <\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-80\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1797\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1796\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1798\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1798\" style=\"width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\">This year\u2019s Winter school will focus on the themes of science and art with speakers Prof Michael John Gorman, Dr Matthew Morgan, Nollaig Healy and \u00a0Brian Trench. A special exhibition of \u201cThe Vitruvian: Uncovering the Layers of Cancer\u201d will be accompanied by a panels discussion with the artist, Vincent Devine, cancer survivor, Deirdre O\u2019Raw and Researcher Prof William Gallagher.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1799\" id=\"section_7778ea86329de2259815a2011a19bee5\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-66\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-49\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-81\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1804\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1801\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"33.33333333333333%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1675\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertboyle.ie\/robert-boyle-winter-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.robertboyle.ie\/robert-boyle-winter-school\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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The competition is held annually for students who are in First Year. Since 2021 the competition has been run online and available in both English and as Gaeilge.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1666\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"1665\" width=\"225\" height=\"auto\" style=\"width:225px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/4b824aa8-ffa5-bcf8-0078-f829478fa36e.png\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1663\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/first-year-maths\/#:~:text=It%20consists%20of%2015%20multiple,2023%20are%20now%20available%20online.\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn more<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/first-year-maths\/#:~:text=It%20consists%20of%2015%20multiple,2023%20are%20now%20available%20online.\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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LEGO can be used to teach mathematical concepts that overwhelm students.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1739\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/14220\/note\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/14220\/note\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:141.83px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"0%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: normal;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: none;\ntext-align: center;\ndirection: ltr;\"\n>\nLearn More\n<\/center>\n<\/v:roundrect>\n<\/td>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#000000;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1591\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1591\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">FOR YOUR 2024 DIARIES<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1655\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1655\" style=\"width:100%\"><h2 class=\"last-child\">Northern Ireland Science Festival<\/h2><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"1650\" width=\"564\" height=\"auto\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/b629fba2-1140-c385-785a-e0d9a156eb01.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1652\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1652\" style=\"width:100%\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 17px\">February 15th-25th 2023.<\/span><\/h3><h3 class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Celebrating its 10th year running, with over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events presenting some of the best scientists from NI and beyond to discuss their work, cutting-edge research and what the future might hold. One event that will interest our readers is <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nisciencefestival.com\/events\/marcus-du-sautoy-around-the-world-in-80-games\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Marcus Du Sautoy talking about Around the World in 80 Games<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 17px\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal;\"> which is on Sun 25 February at QUB (see below) . <\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1660\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nisciencefestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/nisciencefestival.com\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:141.83px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"35%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: normal;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: none;\ntext-align: center;\ndirection: ltr;\"\n>\nLearn More\n<\/center>\n<\/v:roundrect>\n<\/td>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1677\" id=\"section_7b127af382715e0924c384e7fbc61127\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-56\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-29\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-71\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1682\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1679\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1678\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1678\" style=\"width:100%\"><h3>IMTA TEAM MATHS COMPETITION<\/h3><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Tuesday 27th February 2024, commencing at 11:00am<\/strong><\/p><p>It is a team competition for\u00a0Leaving Certificate Higher level\u00a0Maths students<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">The competition is based on a team of 4 students working together to solve mathematical problems based on the Leaving Certificate Higher level Maths syllabus; it is excellent preparation for Mock examinations.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1683\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/product\/team-maths\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/product\/team-maths\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:141.83px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"35%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: normal;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: 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style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.engineersireland.ie\/Schools\/Engineers-Week\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:141.83px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"35%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: normal;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: 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The main aim of the week is to promote engineering - and to show the importance of the profession - to children in Ireland.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1806\" id=\"section_6a7e7bccb7703995029114b254e0ddd4\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-67\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-51\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-82\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1812\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1809\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1807\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1807\" style=\"width:100%\"><h3>International Day of Mathematics<\/h3><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Thursday 14th March 2024, <\/strong><\/p><p>The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) iscelebrated worldwide on March 14th every year. (The date is written 3.14 in theUS so it had become known as Pi Day).<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>The theme for 2024 is<\/p><p> \u201c<strong>Playing with Math\u201d. <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1808\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathunion.org\/outreach\/IDM\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 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span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1743\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1741\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1741\" style=\"width:100%\"><h3>Science and Mathematics Education Conference <\/h3><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>June 13th , 14th 2024, Dublin City University St Patricks.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\">This years conference is themed\u00a0\u2018Beyond Boundaries \u2013 Future-proofing Science and Maths Education\u2019<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1742\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smec.castel.ie\/ \" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 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width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1721\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1721\" style=\"width:100%\"><h3>2024 Annual Meeting of the Irish Mathematical Society. <\/h3><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>August 29th , 30th 2024, Queens University Belfast<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\">The meeting aims to bring together researchers from a wide range of mathematical topics of interest to the mathematical community on the island of Ireland.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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id=\"dataBlockId-1575\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\">\u00a0Luke Littler<\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1732\" id=\"section_b3dba68268407a2eb57c2d4916c0f9a1\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-60\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" 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Littler\u2019s impressive run at the PDC World Darts Championship has stirred up some fresh buzz around the sport.<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">The 16-year-old became the youngest person ever to reach the final in the iconic contest \u2013 and anyone who\u2019s been watching will know there\u2019s a lot of skill involved.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1736\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"1738\" width=\"294\" height=\"auto\" style=\"width:294px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/d98a6f4a-bc88-db09-4b63-a555017d072c.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1761\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1761\" style=\"width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\">Although impeccably controlled aim may be the key component to winning, darts are all about numbers. Players start with a score of 501 and have to try and get down to zero the quickest, by getting high numbers on the board \u2013 but they must end precisely on zero with a double.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1763\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/life\/as-teen-star-luke-littler-puts-the-sport-in-the-news-could-playing-darts-make-you-smarter-WTOYIRTAIFOUVHYXQOT3JOH7VM\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/life\/as-teen-star-luke-littler-puts-the-sport-in-the-news-could-playing-darts-make-you-smarter-WTOYIRTAIFOUVHYXQOT3JOH7VM\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:139.16px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"0%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: normal;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: none;\ntext-align: center;\ndirection: ltr;\"\n>\nRead more\n<\/center>\n<\/v:roundrect>\n<\/td>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1697\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1697\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\">Marcus du Sautoy\u2019s - Around the World in 80 games <\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"1754\" width=\"430\" height=\"auto\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/1065b12f-de12-8fc1-d9c1-65485e36f4c3.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1759\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1759\" style=\"width:100%\"><p>Mathematician Du Sautoy \u00a0author of previous books like Thinking Better introduces readers to the world of maths in games. Classic games as pick-up sticks, Scrabble, and Dungeons & Dragons all have one thing in common: they center around complex math. Du Sautoy tours the globe, introducing readers to 80 games both familiar and obscure, and describing how each is governed by probabilities, algorithms, geometry, and algebra.<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">Around the World in 80 Games gleefully explores how mathematics and games have always been deeply intertwined. Marcus du Sautoy investigates how games provided the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the world, how understanding maths can help us play games better, and how both maths and games are integral to human psychology and culture.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1762\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk\/books\/around-the-world-in-80-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Read More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk\/books\/around-the-world-in-80-games\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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A tetrahedron can be built by stacking up spheres. The number of spheres required is known as a tetrahedral number. One is the first tetrahedral number. A tetrahedron two high needs 4 spheres, three high requires 10 spheres. The picture to the left shows a tetrahedron 5 high with. With 2024 balls it is possible to build a tetrahedron \u00a022 balls high. <\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1785\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1785\" style=\"width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"1755\" width=\"564\" height=\"auto\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/4ce2ede6-25f9-d14e-15cd-9d98382ad1b3.jpg\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1756\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1756\" style=\"width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\">Photo credits:<a href=\"https:\/\/mes.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mathseasysolutions<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#e1fafb;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1774\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1774\" style=\"width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 19px\">Maths Beyond the Textbook<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" 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cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-78\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"1782\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/04853af6-b90d-b691-42f5-0913461ae365.jpg\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"1781\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1784\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1784\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><br\/><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>DCBEAGLECHALLENGES =<\/p><p>BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>January 2024<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"1773\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-1773\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><br\/><\/p><p>Douglas Buchanan ~ dcbeagleb@gmail.com~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcbeagle.com\">www.dcbeagle.com<\/a> ~@dcbeagle1<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>HAPPY NEW YEAR!<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>New maths!??!<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>We have to smile when we hear people say, \u201c\u2026. they are teaching new maths these days \u2026\u201d and it is not the same as it was when the grandparents were at school. Rubbish! What has changed, and for the better, is the approach to maths teaching.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Hopefully we are moving away from the rote learning to topics which are relevant to pupils. In the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodigygame.com\/main-en\/blog\/math-strategies\/\">Prodigy<\/a> they give 9 Maths Strategies for Successful Learning.\u00a0 The blog looks at the following: explicit instruction; conceptual understanding; co-operative learning strategies; meaningful homework; verbalise maths problems; reflection time; making maths facts fun. <\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Puzzle of the month <\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong> Exploring the Desert (Henry E Dudeney)<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Nine travelers, each possessing a car, meet on the eastern edge of a desert. They wish to explore the interior, always going due west. Each car can travel forty miles on the contents of the engine tank, which holds a gallon of fuel, and each can carry nine extra gallon cans of fuel and no more. Unopened cans can alone be transferred from car to car. What is the greatest distance at which they can enter the desert without making any depots of fuel for the return journey?<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Website of the month: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/\"><strong>Maths Is Fun\u00a0 <\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>This website has been around for years, but the material is always being updated covering nearly all spheres of maths teaching. It can be used for reinforcement, puzzling and it is the ideal homework source. Conundrums can be solved as the homework package.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>The Maths Box<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Most children learn maths through multiple representations and with hands-on activities. By doing mathematics with a variety of tools, students will be able to develop the confidence to solve a broader range of mathematical problems.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Provide Maths Boxes to assist the pupils in understanding mathematical concepts and they should be readily available. There seems to be a trend to throw \u201cthe toys out of the basket\u201d when pupils reach 11 years. A big mistake, because the topics become more conceptual and seeing the problem in 3D can only help.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>The website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachstarter.com\/gb\/blog\/hands-maths-tool-box-classroom-gb\/\">TeachStarter<\/a> gives advice on what should be in the boxes. Counters, dice, cards, timers, counters, calculators, etc. Added to that are links to problem solving conundrums for the pupils to work on, using the \u201ctoys\u201d in the box.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Exploring the Desert solution<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Dump 5 rations at 90-mile point and return to base (5 days). Dump 1 at 85 and return to 90 (1 day). Dump 1 at 80 and return to 90 (1 day). Dump 1 at 80, return to 85, pick up 1 and dump at 80 (1 day). Dump 1 at 70 and return to 80 (1 day). Return to base (1 day). We have thus left 1 ration at 70 and 1 at 90. Dump 1 at 5 and return to base (1 day). If he must walk 20 miles he can do so by going to 10 and returning to base. Dump 4 at 10 and return to base (4 days).<\/p><p>Dump 1 at 10 and return to 5; pick up 1 and dump at 10 (1 day). Dump 2 at 20 and return to 10 (2 days). Dump 1 at 25 and return to 20 (1 day). Dump 1 at 30, return to 25, pick up 1 and dump at 30 (1 day). March to 70 (2 days). 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