Beth's Resources

  • Books - fun recreational maths!

    • Alex’s Adventures in Numberland, A. Bellos – A whistle-stop tour of all things numbers.
    • Chalkdust magazine – A magazine for mathematicians with lots of articles and fun puzzles
    • What is the Name of This Book, D. Smullyan– A logic book full of questions and thinking puzzles
    • Fermat’s Last Theorem, S. Singh – Find out the story behind the elusive problem that took centuries to solve…
    • Flatterland, I. Stewart – A sequel to a short story on all things geometry.
    • Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension, M. Parker – Numberphile’s very own Matt Parker describes the fourth dimension, and how we can interact with it.

  • Books - interesting, extra maths...

    • How to Think About Analysis, L. Alcock – A little introduction to analysis, aimed at undergraduates, but can also give a flavour of university maths to anyone.
    • A Mathematician’s Apology, G. Hardy – A short book where Hardy defends his title as a mathematician, and tells the story of his life.
    • Nets, Puzzles and Postmen – A book on graph theory that introduces some interesting results via abstraction of simple problems.

     

    If in doubt, go to your school / local library, find the maths section, and just start reading!

  • UKMT

    Take a look at the UKMT website for:

    • Maths challenges – Annual maths challenges that students from all over the UK compete in.
    • Team maths challenges – A regional competition that is a more cooperative version of the maths challenges.
    • Books – UKMT also offer loads of books on different areas of pure mathematics, from introductory books to textbooks, there’s loads to get stuck in to!

  • Websites

    Parallel, Parallel by Simon Singh – A project set up by Simon Singh (Fermat’s Last Theorem author) which has weekly maths pages to interact with.

    Steps To University for Mathematics Students (SUMS), SUMS - AMSP – the perfect resource for sixth formers considering a degree in maths.

  • Residentials

    • UNIQ, University of Oxford – hosted by the University of Oxford, UNIQ is a program that aims to widen participation here at Oxford. It’s subject-specific, and you get the chance to attend maths lectures like the undergraduates here.
    • Women in Maths Programme – hosted by Christ’s College and Trinity College Cambridge, this residential is an insight into Cambridge life as a maths student, and has lots of fun maths activities to get stuck into, as well as more social events.
    • STEP residential at Murrary-Edwards, Cambridge, STEP Summer School – an intensive residential that focuses primarily on the Cambridge maths entrance exam, and gives you the techniques needed to take it.
    • PROMYS Europe, Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists – a 6-week residential at Oxford University, on all things number theory. A very pure-focused maths experience, that requires you to solve some problems to apply…

  • Other fun things...

    • Ritangle - MEI – an annual maths challenge that schools can take part in by forming a team of sixth formers to compete… There are weekly, then daily questions, all leading up to a grand finale where you use the answers from your previous questions to solve one final challenge.
    • Maths Fest – hosted by the Royal Institute in London, Maths Fest is an event where many different sixth forms and colleges gather to attend some maths talks, get calculators signed by popular mathematicians, compete in mini competitions, and more! Perfect for any maths enthusiast.
    • AMSP – a charity committed to widening maths participation. They offer free online workshops to many maths students to help them with admissions tests, and more.