As part of the Levelling Up scheme, there will be a Python workshop on Saturday 25 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: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/Python_for_A_Level_Mathematics_and_Beyond.html
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
Booked your place?
Download the workshop notes here.
What is the Levelling Up scheme?
The scheme was piloted by the LMS thanks to a generous donation from Dr Tony Hill, and initially ran in collaboration with Durham University and the University of Leicester in 2021. In 2022, the IMA and other universities became involved and the scheme is expanding more widely for 2023. 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.
Read more about Levelling Up: Maths and the wider Levelling Up STEM Project.
Registration
Registration is FREE for this event. If you would like to attend please make sure you register here.
Once you have logged in/signed up to myIMA, go to “Events and Conferences” and select this workshop from the list of events;
Click on the name of the event to view and check details;
Click “Book this event” and enter your details.
You should now see this event appearing on your IMA home page under “Upcoming Events” on the right hand side of the page.
Final information and joining instructions will be sent out one day prior to the event.
Please note this workshop is offered exclusively for schools and universities (pupils, teachers, tutors, academics) involved in the Levelling Up project.
Further information
For more information about this event, please contact:
E-mail: emma.emmerton@ima.org.uk
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
Image credit: Johnson Martin from Pixabay
