NSFC Enrichment
History of Maths
Each week we will work our way through the history of maths around the world, looking at how discoveries were made, the ways these discoveries affect our lives today and the interesting antics of some of Math’s best known icons (Pythagoras was scared of beans). You do not need to be studying A-level maths to take part, all you need is an interest in the subject and a willingness to take part.
What will you cover in this enrichment
Week 1: Ancient number systems around the globe
Learn how numbers were developed in different civilisations around the world, unique methods of multiplication that different nations have used and why our numbers are as they are.
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Week 2: History of geometry
Learn about Euclid’s elements and how he literally wrote the rules of geometry.
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Week 3: Baudhayana’s Theorem and its many proofs
Learn about a theorem you probably know well, but under a different name, how it was discovered all around the globe and the many ways to prove it’s true.
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Week 4: Fibonacci and the golden ratio
Learn about Fibonacci’s sequence, the golden ratio and how it can be seen in the world around us.
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Week 5: The Scientific Revolution
Learn about the antics of Newton, Leibniz, Fermat, Euler and the other big names of the Scientific revolution.
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Week 6: Modern discoveries
Learn about mathematical events and discoveries of the 20th Century, from code breaking to the space travel.
