Python for A-Level Mathematics and Beyond

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Friday October 9, 2020 4.00pm Friday October 9, 2020 4.00pm Europe/London Python for A-Level Mathematics and Beyond Remotely, via Zoom, , , , Python for A-Level Mathematics and Beyond, a talk by Stephen Lynch (Manchester Metropolitan University) Abstract Programming languages such as Scratch […] Event Link: https://ima.org.uk/15028/python-for-a-level-mathematics-and-beyond/

Python for A-Level Mathematics and Beyond


Python for A-Level Mathematics and Beyond, a talk by Stephen Lynch (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Abstract

Programming languages such as Scratch and Python are making more and more of an impact on school teaching around the world.  Following the publications of the Blackett Review (Computational Modelling: Technological Futures) and the Bond Report (The Era of Mathematics – Review Findings on Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences) in 2018, is it now time to introduce programming to Mathematics teachers, A-Level students, undergraduates and postgraduates in the UK?

About the Speaker

On the left of the image is Stephen, who wears a navy blue tshirt. The right side is a teal green book cover with the writing "Stephen Lynch. Dynamical Systems with Applications using Python. Birkhaser".

Stephen Lynch is the Deputy Head of the Department of Computing and Mathematics at Manchester Metropolitan University, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA), a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and Chair of the North West Branch of the IMA.  He has been programming in his teaching and research for over 30 years and has published books on Python, Maple, MATLAB and Mathematica.  He has recently started running virtual one-day Python workshops for teachers in the UK.

If you wish to register for attendance at this online North West branch talk, please contact Gemma Reeves.

Open to all, and especially to mathematics teachers and teachers in training.

No charge is made to attend meetings. Non-IMA members are welcome.

Image credit: Created by the speaker using Python.
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