Ben Sparks - Mathematician, Musician, Speaker
Ben works part time with the Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP), based at the University of Bath, as a speaker, tutor and co-ordinator, and part time as a freelance maths enrichment speaker around the UK – including the Maths Inspiration project run by Rob Eastaway.
He regularly gives talks and workshops to schools and conferences around the country on a range of mathematical subjects.
Visit his website for more of details of talks and workshops, but they include:
- The Creation of Number
(maths, murder, memes and the Mandelbrot Set) - The Sacred Geometry of Chance
(poker, probability and breeding rabbits - with some singing) - The Windmills of Your Mind
(spirals, circles, irrationals, complex, and a bit of a song at the end again) - Magical Maths
(the maths and performance skills in magic effects)
among many others
He also regularly delivers CPD to maths and science teachers and can combine this with a visit to a school if desired.
- Inspiring students to see the bigger pictures of mathematics
- Awareness of where the subject goes beyond school
- Surprising nuggets of mathematical beauty
- Better informed choices at A-level decision time
Ben Sparks
ben@bensparks.co.uk
http://www.bensparks.co.uk
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Published | 25 September 2017 |
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Last modified | 06 January 2020 |
Nature of scheme | In-school visit |
Subject(s) | Creative arts and media, Cross curricular, Mathematics, Science, Physics |
Category | |
Age | 11-14, 14-16, 16-19, FE/HE |
Running times | 1-4 hours |
Cost | £400 or more, plus travel costs, depending on requirements. Please visit website www.bensparks.co.uk for more details on the costs for different sessions |
Risk assessment | No |