Online Workshop: Python for A-Level Mathematics and Beyond -Summer 2024
- Start Date
- 2024-06-28
- End Date
- 2024-06-29
- Institution
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- City
- Online, UK
- Country
- UK
- Meeting Type
- online workshop
- Homepage
- https://ima.org.uk/24178/online-workshop-python-for-a-level-mathematics-and-beyond-summer-2024/
- Contact Name
- Pamela Bye
- Created
- 5/31/24, 9:45 AM
- Modified
- 5/31/24, 9:45 AM
Description
This is a hands‐on workshop and will introduce delegates to the freely available, open‐source and general‐purpose programming language Python ‐ which is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Python will be used to enhance the teaching and learning of Mathematics at A‐Level and beyond. Delegates need no prior knowledge of programming to benefit from this workshop.
Feedback from 2022/23 Workshops
“Really enjoyed the session. Definitely inspired me to get into doing some Python programming (never used it before although used other languages) and applying this to mathematics problems”
“A thoroughly informative and enjoyable course!”
“Really good workshop; would love a follow-up workshop to increase the level of challenge.”
“Stephen was very clear and knowledgeable”
“Looking forward to the TensorFlow workshop in June.”
“Thank you very much to Stephen and IMA for organising”
Workshop Itinerary
Friday 28th June 2024
12:00pm – 1:00pm Introduction and using Python as a powerful graphing calculator
1:00pm – 1:15pm Coffee Break
1:15pm – 2:00pm Symbolic Python with sympy
2:00pm – 2:30pm Lunch Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm Numerical Python and plots using numpy and matplotlib
3:30pm – 3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm – 5:00pm Programming, Jupyter notebooks, Google Colab and Beyond A‐Level Maths
Saturday 29th June 2024
10:00am – 11:00am Introduction and using Python as a powerful graphing calculator
11:00am – 11:15am Coffee Break
11:15am – 12:00pm Symbolic Python with sympy
12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm Numerical Python and plots using numpy and matplotlib
1:30pm – 1:45pm Coffee Break
1:45pm – 3:00pm Programming, Jupyter notebooks, Google Colab and Beyond A‐Level Maths
Requirements
Delegates need to download Anaconda on to their own computers: https://www.anaconda.com
For Google Colab: https://colab.research.google.com/ delegates will need a Google account
Registration and Cost
Registration for this event is open via the https://my.ima.org.uk/services.php?section=events
Portal. This event costs £10 to book. Please note that the content for each workshop day is the same so please only book for one date.
Registration will close on 26th June 2024. The fees go towards covering advertising, staff costs, and the cost of software licence fees required to run the workshop. All joining information will be sent 24 hours prior to the event.
IMA Zoom Instructions and Code of Conduct
https://cdn.ima.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMA-Zoom-Instructions-and-Code-of-Conduct.pdf
Additional Resources
Python for employability: https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/python-for-a-level-maths-undergraduate-maths-and-employability/
Jupyter notebook covering the A‐Level syllabus: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/Python_for_A_Level_Mathematics_and_Beyond.html
Beyond A‐Level Maths: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/DSAP_Jupyter_Notebook.html
Book – https://www.routledge.com/Python-for-Scientific-Computing-and-Artificial-Intelligence/Lynch/p/book/9781032258713#
https://www.routledge.com/A-Simple-Introduction-to-Python/Lynch/p/book/9781032750293
IMA_Python_Workshop_Notes_2024
Organisers
This event has been organised by Dr Stephen Lynch FIMA SFHEA, Holder of Two Patents Author of PYTHON, MATLAB®, MAPLE™ AND MATHEMATICA® BOOKS STEM Ambassador and Speaker for Schools, MMU Public Engagement Champion
For further information please contact the IMA Conferences Department E-mail: [email protected] Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
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