Mathematical Education on Merseyside (Challenges)

Mathematical Education on Merseyside (MEM) is an umbrella organisation, bringing together staff from the three universities in Liverpool and local school teachers. They provide activities such as masterclasses to enrich the mathematical experience of high-school students throughout the region and, as available here, challenges which originally were presented as take-home competitions for use during the February half terms.

There are two sets of challenges, one aimed at students aged between 11 and 14 years, and the senior challenge for students between 14 and 16 years. Each challenge contains about eight questions covering a wide range of mathematics set within a problem solving or puzzle activity. The senior challenges from 1980 to 2003 are presented in one file, where available with a matching file of solutions. From 2003 onwards there are separate files and solutions for each year to the present. The challenges are usually set in a particular context or theme, such as Space or Cluedo.