Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

Patterns occur everywhere in art, nature, science and especially mathematics. Being able to recognise, describe and use these patterns is an important skill that helps you to tackle a wide variety of different problems. This free course, Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas, explores some of these patterns, from ancient number patterns to the latest mathematical research.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Exploring patterns and processes
• 1 Exploring patterns and processes
• 2 Looking for relationships
• 2 Looking for relationships
• 3 Using formulas
• 3 Using formulas
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Maths in cookery
• 3.3 Maths in healthcare
• 3.4 Maths in business
• 3.5 Maths in archaeology
• 4 Your formulas – using a spreadsheet
• 4 Your formulas – using a spreadsheet
• 5 Your own formulas
• 5 Your own formulas
• 5.1 Number tricks
• 5.2 Doing and undoing
• 6 Proportion
• 6 Proportion
• 6.1 Direct proportion
• 6.2 Inverse proportion
• 7 Inequalities
• 7 Inequalities
• 8 An unsolved problem!
• 8 An unsolved problem!
• 9 Patterns in nature and elsewhere
• 9 Patterns in nature and elsewhere
• 10 Summing up
• 10 Summing up
• Acknowledgements