Before posting the solution to the latest puzzle I have decided to talk about my day at Maths Fest. Last Friday, 5th February 2016 was NSPCC number day. To celebrate this day I went to an event at University College London, called Maths Fest. Maths Fest was an event for students to celebrate and be inspired by mathematics. It was an incredible event and I would encourage anyone who is going to be a Sixth Form student next year to go. It was run by the brilliant Matt Parker. Many of you will know him from, YouTube where he is the Standup Mathematician and he is a regular on Numberphile. He made the day not just fascinating but almost hysterical too. There were many speakers talking about a multitude of different areas that interested them. You probably also know James Grime from Numberphile and his own channel singingbanana, who gave a very interesting lecture on the many applications of shuffles. Other highlights included Colin Wright with his lecture on the applications of maths in juggling and his amazing juggling skills, but all the lectures were fascinating. I am sure you are glad to know that I left the day armed with many new puzzles, which I am sure you will enjoy.
The day was incredible and I advise you look on MathsFest's website to find out more about the speakers.
The day also included a chance for students to do a short presentation on a topic that interests them. Here is my presentation on the debate of whether Prime Numbers are Random? I apologise for the poor picture quality the video has been heavily edited to meet the 100mb video size limit. The video has sadly been cropped too and the laughter at the beginning, is my maths teacher laughing at my frankly hilarious joke, which I would share if i could remember it. I hope you enjoy it!
Here are some links to the speakers:
Matt Parker - http://standupmaths.com
James Grime - http://singingbanana.com
Hannah Fry - http://www.hannahfry.co.uk
Colin Wright - http://www.solipsys.co.uk/new/ColinWright.html
Rob Eastaway - http://www.robeastaway.com
Lucie Green - http://luciegreen.com (Physicist)
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