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 22 September 2023
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 23 September 2023
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.
Python Workshop Notes
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 20 September 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.
New Python Book
The first section of my new book includes a gentle introduction to Python and Python for A-Level Maths!
New Python Book – https://www.routledge.com/Python-for-Scientific-Computing-and-Artificial-Intelligence/Lynch/p/book/9781032258713#
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
Organisers
This event has been organised by Dr Stephen Lynch National Teaching Fellow FIMA SFHEA Inventor of binary oscillator computing 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
Address: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
