If you’d like to ask Ben to come and run a lecture/workshop then click on the contact page to e-mail him. You might want to check the Booking Info page first too.
Ben can deliver CPD to maths staff, or enrichment to students (or staff!) or he’s happy to chat through how he can help with any maths related performance/teaching.
He is always on the look out for new things to talk about, but he currently regularly delivers the following talks/workshops:
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An entertaining journey through humanity’s mathematical attempts to wrestle with the deepest questions behind our day-to-day use of numbers, and their consequences.
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel…so goes the classic 1960s song. Forget circle theorems (for a moment, anyway), and discover how circles can be a source of beauty, awe and mystery as Ben explores ways in which maths can be, literally, moving.
“He deals the cards to find the answer,
The sacred geometry of chance,
A hidden law of a probable outcome,
The numbers lead a dance.”
[Sting – Shape of My Heart]
Magic and maths have gone together for hundreds of years. The reasoning behind many magic effects is inherently mathematical and logical, and mathematical tools can reveal the secrets if you’re brave enough to use them.
Mathematics and Music fit together in deep ways.
The mathematics of music and sound can get very technical, but with some simple analysis we can explore the structure of harmony, and of silence itself.
Why do some sounds harmonise in more beautiful ways than others?
Is there really a sound of silence?
What did Simon & Garfunkel have to say about it?
An exploration of the emotional side of mathematics, including how the use of dynamic (moving) software can fundamentally change the way we think about the subject. A chance to (re)visit some old classics and some new surprises.
I can offer one-on-one, or similar, Mock Interviews for students wanting to apply for a mathematics related degree, online or in person.
Computer video games are packed with fascinating maths. With plenty of examples, we peek behind the curtain at the clever algorithms used in graphics animation and game strategies.