Bringing maths alive and learning programming in a fun and exciting way lie at the heart of what we do at LondonSMP.
This camp is for children interested in maths and programming who want to cement their existing knowledge, discover real life applications for it and learn much more, all online in small groups with like minded pupils.
In Maths,
all year groups will have two daily classes, one on the mathematics of algebra or geometry and one focused on problem solving (olympiad style maths).
Here are more details of what will be studied by each Year group:
Years 3-6
We will be working with 2D shapes, solving geometric puzzles, exploring polyominoes and tessellations, discussing symmetries in Platonic solids, learning to draw nets of polyhedra and checking Euler's famous formula for the number of their edges, vertices and faces.
Years 7-8
Children in these Years will be solving problems by introducing a variable that represents an unknown quantity and translating the problem into the language of algebra. While algebra is a powerful tool in mathematics, it is also one that many pupils find difficult to master. We will also look at the beginnings of how to solve equations, choosing which quantity to label as an unknown (not always obvious), creating an algebraic expression and simplifying it.
Here are two examples of the kind of problem camp participants will be working on:
Years 9-11
Children in these Years will be furthering their knowledge of geometry. Although geometric diagrams look attractive and seem easy to understand, translating what we see in a picture into quantitative relationships can be hard. The tasks we’ll be working on will help pupils to look for connections between different parts of a diagram, to draw additional lines if necessary to clarify the links and to rearrange a drawing into a simpler one.
Here are two examples of the kind of problem camp participants will be working on:
In mathematical problem solving, children will tackle different levels of UKMT challenges from the Primary Maths Challenge and International Kangaroo up to more senior levels looking at Combinatorics, Number Theory and Senior UKMT challenges.