Millennium Maths/London 2012 Credit: Keith Finlay
How many medals might the UK win in the 2012 Games? Does the host country have an advantage? Can you help a heptathlete plan her training programme? How does the geometry of the Velodrome contribute to speed? What is the perfect shape for a football?. What is the perfect shape for a football?" An exciting project from the award-winning Millennium Mathematics Project (MMP) at the University of Cambridge is helping young people in particular to answer these questions. Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games , created to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics, is designed to educate school pupils and the wider public about the links between sport and maths. It features a wealth of online materials on the mathematics of sport, including activities for Key Stages 1 - 5 and articles aimed at older students and the interested public. As part of the project the MMP also created a Maths of Sport Schools Roadshow suitable for ages 7 - 18 which has visited schools across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Gibraltar this year. The Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games project is part of Get Set +, the London 2012 education programme, featured in the Practical Learning strand. With input from the Millennium Mathematics Project, BBC Two Learning Zone recently commissioned '3, 2, 1 GO!'; a series of video challenges for Key Stages 1 - 3.
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