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Please see below for details of our programme of free public and schools lectures and events - we update this list and add new lectures regularly. You can also view videos of some past lectures online.
You can also find details of events run by other organisations.
Admission to all events is free but by ticket only, unless otherwise stated: please email us stating clearly the date and title of the event you would like to attend, how many tickets you require and your postal address.
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In this workshop we will explore the mathematics of Celtic Knots. We will learn how the dimensions of simple knots determine the number of strands from which the knots are formed, as well as the number of times the strands cross each other. We will make predictions about the nature of these mathematical relationships and test them out. Then we will examine more complex knots, investigating the patterns which determine their construction and how their symmetry is related to these patterns.
About the speaker: Dr Jenny Gage was a mathematics teacher for some 15 years before joining the MMP as the academic coordinator for the Motivate videoconferencing project. She is passionate about providing students and teachers with personal, hands-on mathematical experiences, and about facilitating maths opportunities beyond the confines of a syllabus. Recently, she has worked with teachers and students in South Africa and Pakistan, both in person and remotely. Developing these and other international links is an important focus of Jenny’s work with the MMP.
Level: suggested age range - 12-14 / KS 3
Admission to all our lectures is free but by ticket only (unless otherwise marked): please email us stating clearly the date and title of the lecture you would like to attend and how many tickets you require, and we will confirm your ticket allocation by email.