Derrick’s presentation is based on his book “Sums. They’re Math Magic” and will involve pupils at each stage of his lecture.
Speaker
Derrick Willer MBE
Agenda
6:00pm - Assemble, refreshments and welcome first floor rooms EC1-27A and EC1-27B
6:45pm - Downstairs to ECG-24
7:00pm - Lecture Start
8:30pm - Lecture finish time
Synopsis
This Christmas Lecture is aimed at school pupils and the young at heart and features Fun Maths.
Interaction by our younger attendees is fully endorsed and welcomed, so please bring your youngsters along, especially if they are struggling with maths; they may get fresh insights.
Derrick’s presentation is based on his book “Sums. They’re Math Magic” and will involve pupils at each stage of his lecture. The pupils’ activities will be displayed for all to see, as well as the slides.
In a fun way, some things that will be covered are:
- How do aliens (with only three fingers on each hand) count?
- Where did numbers come from?
- Card tricks involving logic
- Measuring square roots
- Handy multiplication
- What is the probability that two people have the same birthday?
About the speaker
Derrick Willer
Derrick Willer is a chartered engineer working mainly in the manufacturing sector, now retired.
Derrick was born in 1939 in Peckham, London. He became an engineer after early exposure to Meccano.
He has supported schools, colleges, pupils and teachers for over forty years and was awarded an MBE for services to education in 2018.
He recently published a fun maths book, which he provides to local schools free of charge.
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COVID-19
BCS is following government guidelines and we would ask attendees to continue to also follow these guidelines. Please go to https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ for more information, advice, and instructions.
This event is brought to you by: BCS Coventry branch, IET Coventry and Warwickshire, Institute of Mathematics & its Applications (IMA) and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (Warwickshire)
