Freaky Probability
Check my maths! Find the solution to working out your chances of winning the UK National Lottery here.
Follow this link for some videos about Penney Ante (the coin flip game): https://think-maths.co.uk/penney-ante-videos/
Watch a video about the Birthday Paradox on Numberphile: https://youtu.be/a2ey9a70yY0?feature=sharedEdit
Shapes and Smoke Rings
Utilities Puzzle Stickers and Resources
Stickers File (designed to be printed on Avery L7160-40 labels – can be bought on Amazon): https://think-maths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Utilities-Puzzle-stickers-for-Avery-L7160-40-labels-sheet-of-21.pdf
Utilities Puzzle activity/instruction sheet: https://think-maths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Utilities-Puzzle-PDF.pdf
K5 Puzzle (another topological graph puzzle), activity/instruction sheet: https://think-maths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K5-Puzzle-PDF.pdf
Big clues for how to solve the Utilities Puzzle and the K5 Puzzle on a mug: https://think-maths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mug-Solutions-Updated-PDF.pdf
Mobius Loops Activities
https://think-maths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mobius-loops-Investigation-PDF.pdf
Maps and maths
These videos are worth watching if you’re interested in geometry on other surfaces, or the issues with mapping the globe on to a 2D plane.
https://www.numberphile.com/videos/5-sided-square
https://www.numberphile.com/videos/strange-map-projection