Maths Adventures Day
18 February 2023, 10:00-17:00, Abacws, Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Mathematics is organising Maths Adventures Day on 18 February 2023. It will be held in the Abacws building, as part of the Cardiff Science Festival.
Maths Adventures Day features hands-on activities and fun workshops and presentations for children, families and the public. The event aims to promote understanding and appreciation of the role of Mathematics in Science and Technology and inspire the next generation of mathematicians and scientists.
Activities
Activities on the day will include:
Hands-on activities (all ages)
10:00-16:00, Abacws Foyer (all ages)
Chess Masters, Chess Mate, Mathematical Board Games, Maths Busking.
Ninja Turtles unveil the physics of falling (ages 11-99)
10:00-10:45, Abacws 0.01 (ages 11-99), demonstrations
Dr Usama Kadri
Watch a Ninja Turtle catch a launched green gem of doom to save the world and discover why some objects fall and others soar.
Mathematics and Music (all ages)
11:00-11:45, Abacws 0.01, (all ages), introduction
Dr Thomas Woolley
From rhythm to compositions, mathematics helps us understand how music is created and developed.
Game on! (ages 11-15)
10:00-10:45, Abacws 0.04, (ages 11-15), game
Lois Mullins
Come and play a new Maths board game developed in Cardiff Maths.
The Shannon switching game (ages 9-15)
11:00-11:45, Abacws 0.04, (ages 9-15), game
Michela Corradini
Does making the first move matter? Maths has the answer.
The secret of the winning streak (ages 11-16)
11:00-11:45, Abacws 0.34, (ages 11-16), game
Layla Sadeghi Namaghi
Cool mathematical strategies in two-player games that ensure winning well, certainly not losing.
Making 3D shapes (ages 4-8)
12:00-12:45, Abacws 0.04, (ages 4-8), workshop
Dr Yasemin Sengul Tezel
Who doesn't like arts and crafts? Let's make three-dimensional objects and colour them.
Close encounters of the loud kind (ages 11-99)
12:00-12:45, Abacws 0.01, (ages 11-99), talk
Dr Katerina Kaouri
Learn about the maths of supersonic flights and listen to many loud sonic booms and bangs.
Diffusion of the dead (ages 11-99)
13:00-13:45, Abacws 0.01, (ages 11-99), talk
Dr Thomas Woolley
How do you survive in a zombie apocalypse? Mathematical models can come to the rescue.
From Florence Nightingale to Amazon's Al (in Welsh)
13:00-13:45, Abacws 0.04, (ages 11-99), talk
Dr Geraint Palmer
How is data collected, analysed and visualised, in the past and nowadays? Where are we headed with Al?
Maths in motion (ages 11-18)
14:00-14:45, Abacws 0.34, (ages 11-18), interactive talk presentation
Dr Thomas Barker
Inspired by the videos shown in the foyer? Delve deeper into the maths behind videos and animations.
Darned lies and statistics (ages 11-99)
14:00-14:45, Abacws 0.01, (ages 11-99), talk
Dr Rhyd Lewis
Newspapers, politicians and advertising companies often use statistics in misleading ways. How can you spot this?
Drawing, colouring, and untangling (ages 3+)
15:00-15:45, Abacws 0.34, (ages 3+), workshop
Dr Rhyd Lewis
Draw, colour and untangle: from the "four-colour challenge" to the "untangle" game!
Rapping euclidean axioms (ages 11-18)
15:00-15:20, Abacws, 0.01, (ages 11-18), video and presentation
Stylianos Koutsoullis
Who knew Euclid and rap can go together?
Viruses in the air (ages 15-99)
15.25-15.45, Abacws, 0.01 (15-99 oed), presentation
Dr Katerina Kaouri
How mathematical models can predict if we are infected by viruses flying around the room?
She-roes of mathematics (age 10-99)
16:00-16:45, Abacws 0.01, (ages 10-99), theatrical talk
Women in Mathematics and in Computer Science Society
Would you like to get to know famous female mathematicians and their achievements?
Contact us
If you have any questions about the event or would like to take part, please contact the School of Mathematics Engagement Team:
