Year 8 Mathematics

READING TASKS

Alex’s Adventures in Numberland

Read Alex’s Adventures in Numberland, by Alex Bellos.

Read an exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck.

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

Read The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, by Simon Singh. Simon shows where and how Mathematics is hidden within the Simpsons universe.

Humble Pi – a comedy of maths errors

Read Humble Pi – a comedy of maths errors, by Matt Parker.

Read real life stories about how maths goes wrong with real world consequences by mathmagician Matt Parker.

LISTENING TASKS

Simon Singh’s Another Five Numbers

Listen to 5 BBC Radio 4 podcasts on ‘BBC Radio 4 - Simon Singh's Numbers, Another Five Numbers’

Travels in a mathematical world

Listen to Travels in a Mathematical World podcast, by Peter Rowlett - featuring mathematicians talking about their work as well as features on maths history and maths news.

Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes

Listen to mathematician Marcus du Sautoy tour the world to find some of his favourite forms: the cube, the pyramid, the sphere, the bagel and the blob. 'BBC Radio 4 - Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes'

WATCHING TASKS

BBC Magic Numbers - Mysterious World of Maths

BBC documentary exploring the world of maths with Dr Hannah Fry.

Numberphile

Watch Numberphile – maths and movies (Animation at Pixar). There are lots of numberphile clips you can watch!

RESEARCH TASKS

Alan Turing

Research the life and work of Alan Turing. Watch ‘The Imitation Game’, and read the book of the same name, about his involvement in code breaking of Enigma.

CHALLENGE

Kings College London

Visit KCL site and attempt the weekly challenge competitions.