As part of the Levelling Up scheme, there will be a Python workshop on Saturday 12 March which shows teachers and pupils how programming can give a deeper understanding of A-Level Mathematics.
Why pupils should learn Python: https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/python-for-a-level-maths-undergraduate-maths-and-employability/
Python for A-level Maths and Beyond: http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/STAFF/S.Lynch/Python_for_A_Level_Mathematics_and_Beyond.html
All joining information will be sent 24 hours prior to the event.
Before the workshop:
Delegates need to download Anaconda on to their own computers: https://www.anaconda.com
For Google Colab: https://colab.research.google.com/ delegates will need a Google account.
Programme
10:00am – 11:00am Introduction and using Python as a powerful graphing calculator
11:00am – 11:15am Coffee Break
11:15am – 12:00pm Symbolic Python with sympy
12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm Numerical Python and plots using numpy and matplotlib
1:30pm – 1:45pm Coffee Break
1:45pm – 3:00pm Programming, Jupyter notebooks, Google Colab and Beyond A‐Level Maths
The Levelling Up Scheme, was piloted by the LMS thanks to a generous donation from Dr Tony Hill, and in collaboration with Durham University and the University of Leicester in 2021. In 2022, the IMA and other universities are getting involved. The scheme supports the provision of online tutoring and pastoral support for A-level mathematics students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds. Levelling Up brings together undergraduate student tutors with A-level mathematics students who wish to improve their grades to enable them to study for a STEM degree.
More information about Levelling Up: Maths: https://www.lms.ac.uk/news-entry/19022021-1416/levelling-maths and STEM is available here.
Further information
For general conference queries please contact the Conferences Team
E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
