Topic Suggested age range Mathematical areas covered
Babylonian Mathematics 8-10 Shape, number, number bases
Labyrinths and Mazes 8-11 Problem-solving, drawing and solving mazes and labyrinths
Labyrinths and Mazes 9-11 Problem-solving, drawing and solving mazes and labyrinths
Secret Codes + earlier presentation
9-11 Problem-solving
Secret Codes and the Enigma Machine 10-12 Problem-solving
Magic Squares 11-13 Number, algebra, proof
History of Calculating Machines 11-13 Number, methods of calculation
Babylonian Mathematics 11-13 Area, numerical calculations, number bases, fractions
How to hunt a submarine 12-14 Bearings, percentages, graphs, problem-solving, distance and speed
Reading between the lines: Communicating in code long project: 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 12-15 Modular arithmetic, frequency analysis, prime numbers and public-key cryptography, error detecting and correcting codes, combinatorics, problem-solving
The Golden Section 14-16 Algebra, geometry, proof
Codes and the Quantum Computer 14-16 Frequency analysis, binary arithmetic, public key cryptography