Resources
This collection of resources from The Mathematics Centre covers the full age range from Early Years to post-16 education. Much of the material has been produced as a result of teachers collaborating on projects, attending in service courses and as results of innovative ideas by local teachers.
Mathematics in...
This book was designed to present in a simple way, the mathematics behind the various results used in the statistics units of A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics.
The mathematics of aircraft navigation
This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics within the aeronautical industry. Students are given a scenario which involves the recovery of stranded mountaineers by a rescue helicopter and the considerations required for a successful outcome. Trigonometry, formula...
The Mathematics of Beam Deflection
In this resource students are to play the role of a structural engineer working on the design of a prestigious new hotel complex.
As a design engineer students have to carry out complex calculations on the structures steelwork needed to make the building viable. Part of these calculations include assessing...
The Mathematics of Construction Shapes
In this resource students are to play the role of a site engineer on a major sewage project.
The job of the site engineer is to supervise the lifting of a number of large, non-uniform, heavy reinforced concrete slabs using a chain lifting system attached to a small site crane. The task involves ensuring...
The Mathematics of Earthwork Calculations
In this resource students are given a recent, real-life scenario of flood defence work to allow the learner to apply principles of numerical integration to approximate the calculation of earthwork quantities, including areas and volumes.
Students are asked to play the role of a newly qualified engineer...
The resources in this collection are the result of a project managed by Mathematics for Education and Industry (MEI) and funded by the Clothworkers’ Foundation.
These resources aim to show the importance of mathematics and statistics in economics and business. There are seven areas covered - use of...
The Mathematics of Engineering Surveying (1)
In this resource students are to play the role of a graduate engineer working within an engineering surveying department for a major contractor.
Learners are to help establish a framework of control survey points for a new highway development consisting of a two mile by-pass around a small rural village....
The Mathematics of Engineering Surveying (2)
In this resource students are to play the role of a graduate engineer working within an engineering surveying department for a major contractor.
Learners are to help establish the exact position of the intersection points of the tangents to the circular curves that form the alignment of a road in a new...
The Mathematics of Engineering Surveying (3)
In this resource students are to play the role of a graduate engineer working within an engineering surveying department for a major contractor.
Learners are required to establish the position of a number of additional control points to be subsequently used to establish the road centre line in a new highway...