Category: Case Studies

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

Football matches, pilgrimages and political protests all have one thing in common: people. Lots of them. Whenever people gather in […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

On a crisp, dark evening it is possible to see three thousand stars twinkling across the sky. Far from far-off […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

Of all the places you’d expect to find a mathematician, the theatre of active warfare probably doesn’t feature very high […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

“Your call is currently in a queue” – seven words to strike fear into the heart of any caller. Most […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Case Studies

This start-up guide is based on the experience of setting up the original Maths Arcade at the University of Greenwich […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Case Studies

The first Maths Arcade was set up at the University of Greenwich in September 2010 funded initially by a University […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

Getting fish from the sea to your stomach is big business: Britain consumes £5.65 billion worth of seafood every year. […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

Every year more than a billion journeys take place on Britain’s railways. Together, UK train passengers annually travel a combined […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

On 14 April 2010 the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted under a sheet of Icelandic glacial ice for the second time in […]

Sun 1 Jan 2012Mathematics Matters

It is the ultimate source of energy for the Earth. Trees and plants lock its rays into their leaves before […]