This is a hands‐on workshop and will introduce delegates to the freely available, open‐source and general‐purpose programming language Python ‐ which is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Python will be used to enhance the teaching and learning of Mathematics at A‐Level and beyond. Delegates need no prior knowledge of programming to benefit from this workshop.
Feedback from 2022 Workshops
“Really enjoyed the session. Definitely inspired me to get into doing some Python programming (never used it before although used other languages) and applying this to mathematics problems”
“A thoroughly informative and enjoyable course!”
“Really good workshop; would love a follow-up workshop to increase the level of challenge.”
“Stephen was very clear and knowledgeable”
“Looking forward to the TensorFlow workshop in June.”
“Thank you very much to Stephen and IMA for organising”
Workshop Itinerary
Friday 20 January
12:00pm – 1:00pm Introduction and using Python as a powerful graphing calculator
1:00pm – 1:15pm Coffee Break
1:15pm – 2:00pm Symbolic Python with sympy
2:00pm – 2:30pm Lunch Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm Numerical Python and plots using numpy and matplotlib
3:30pm – 3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm – 5:00pm Programming, Jupyter notebooks, Google Colab and Beyond A‐Level Maths
Saturday 21 January
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
Requirements
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
Registration and Cost
Registration for this event is open via the https://my.ima.org.uk/services.php?section=events
Portal. This event costs £10 to book. Please note that the content for each workshop day is the same so please only book for one date.
Registration will close on 18 January 2023. The fees go towards covering advertising, staff costs, and the cost of software licence fees required to run the conference. All joining information will be sent 24 hours prior to the event.
IMA Zoom Instructions and Code of Conduct
Additional Resources
Python for employability: https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/python-for-a-level-maths-undergraduate-maths-and-employability/
Jupyter notebook covering the A‐Level syllabus: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/Python_for_A_Level_Mathematics_and_Beyond.html
Beyond A‐Level Maths: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/DSAP_Jupyter_Notebook.html
Book – https://www.routledge.com/Python-for-Scientific-Computing-and-Artificial-Intelligence/Lynch/p/book/9781032258713#
Organisers
This event has been organised by
Dr Stephen Lynch FIMA SFHEA
Holder of Two Patents
Author of PYTHON, MATLAB®, MAPLE™ AND MATHEMATICA® BOOKS
STEM Ambassador and Speaker for Schools
MMU Public Engagement Champion
For further information please contact the IMA Conferences Department
E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020,
Address: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
