Interested in studying Mathematics at University? Want to get a glimpse of life as a Maths student and find out what career a Maths degree could lead to? This is your chance to find out more, get a taster of some modules and ask lecturers and alumni your questions!  Join us in March for a series of live online Maths workshops.

• Thursday 9 March 2023, 7pm – Aberystwyth University. 
• Thursday 16 March 2023, 7pm – Cardiff University.
• Session postponed until summer term – Employability.

If you have any questions please contact l.rees@colegcymraeg.ac.uk

A series of interactive bilingual e-learning resources on the following subjects:

• The benefits of studying Childcare through the medium of Welsh or Bilingually
• The benefits of studying Construction through the medium of Welsh or Bilingually
• The benefits of studying Business through the medium of Welsh or Bilingually
• The benefits of studying Catering through the medium of Welsh or Bilingually
• Resitting GCSE Mathematics
• Resitting GCSE Welsh
• Engineering Level 3
• A Level Music
• A Level French
• AS Level IT

Recordings of revision sessions in different subject areas that were commissioned by e-sgol for GCSE, AS and A level students during 2021.

There are GCSE revision sessions on:

• Mathematics
• Welsh
• Welsh as a second language
• Biology 
• Physics
• Chemistry
• History
• Geography

There are AS revision sessions on:

• Mathematics
• Welsh
• Biology 
• Physics
• Chemistry
• History
• Geography

There are A level revision sessions on:

• Mathematics
• Welsh
• Biology 
• Chemistry
• History
• Geography
• Psychology

A statistical methodology is presented to model extreme values from non-stationary environmental processes. The methodology is based on a generalized Pareto model for peaks over threshold of the environmental process combined with a Voronoi representation for the variation of extreme value model parameters with multi-dimensional covariates. Bayesian inference using reversible-jump MCMC, incorporating Metropolis-Hastings within Gibbs sampling, is used to estimate the joint posterior distribution of all parameters of the Voronoi representation. The methodology is applied to characterise extreme ocean storm severity with direction and season. The fitted model is validated by comparing the characteristics of data simulated under the model with those of the original sample data. Further, the model is used to estimate the distribution of maxima of peaks over threshold corresponding to return periods much longer than the period of the original data.

Live, online workshops for students in year 12 and 13 and learners in FE colleges studying AS/A Level Mathematics.  The workshops are led by Mathematics lecturers from Swansea, Aberystwyth and Cardiff universities and are supported by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. They are intended to enrich the Mathematics AS/A Level syllabus, giving you an opportunity to get to know the lecturers. This year, the workshops are split over two terms, with one series starting in November 2021, and another in March 2022. The sessions will be different to 2020/21. For the first time, there will be a designated Q&A session with students currently studying mathematics. 

A website that gives users a taste of how mathematics is relevant in sport, whether that is to improve our understanding of a particular scenario, improve equipment design, or to optimisize a strategy like the one that faces a team in a F1 race. This learning resource includes a review of numeric and geometric sequences and series, and uses these in the context of choosing a pitting strategy in a F1 race. The resource includes an interactive game where up to three learners can compete against each other by comparing different strategies, and check their solutions to the exercises. The website was created by Dr Tudur Davies and Mr Jakub Sowa from Aberystwyth University. The project was supported by a small grant from the London Mathematical Society.

The Hub offers bespoke qualifications and training in the key subjects, Communication, Numeracy and Digital Literacy. Individuals can work towards Entry 2 to Level 3 Essential Skills qualifications, or work to improve skills while undertaking another program of learning. ​The Hub is open for training providers for them to be able to refer learners who wish to undertake Essential Skills qualifications through the medium of Welsh.

WHAT DOES THE LEARNING PROGRAMME INCLUDE?      

• Initial Assessments
• Individual learning plan
• Access to virtual workshops
• 1: 1 Sessions
• Access to resources, session recordings and e-portfoli
• Individual tasks that’ll be assessed with feedback
• Controlled task and confirmatory tests (including practice tasks)
• Certificates

Recordings of five workshops that were held virtually in 2021 for students in year 12 and 13 and learners in FE colleges studying AS/A Level Mathematics. The workshops were organised by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and led by mathematics lecturers from Swansea, Aberystwyth and Cardiff universities. They aimed to enrich the teaching of the AS/A Level specification and to provide an opportunity to get to know the lecturers.  The workshops were held between February and March 2021.  

Having good maths skills are important for everyday life. In fact, you may have never noticed how often you use maths on a day-to-day basis. This free course is an introduction to Level 2 Essential Skills in maths that’s designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, calculate how much paint you'll need for decorating, convert currencies or make progress in your career or further education. To complete this course you will need access to a calculator, a notepad and pen, and a protractor. This is a free OpenLearn resource and a full description can be found by following the link.

Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course serves as good preparation for Level 1 Functional Skills in maths, and whilst it does not cover all aspects of the current 2019-20 curriculum, it is designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, run a household or make progress in your career. To complete the course you will need access to a calculator and a notepad and pen. This is a free OpenLearn resource and a full description can be found by following the link. 

Mathemateg.com byd Dr Gareth Evans includes a whole host of resources for the study of mathematics from Year 7 to year 13. Use the menu at the top of the page to navigate the site. Click "Login as a visitor " to access any course. On site you can download work packs, watch review videos, try to review quizzes or seek old exam papers.

This website includes an introduction to how bubbles can be used to solve a mathematical problem in optimization, known as the Steiner Problem. The aim in this problem is to find the shortest way of connecting together n points (which could denote towns or cities) positioned on a plane. To solve the problem, we will make connections with another problem in which we find minimal surfaces (e.g using bubbles). The website includes two sets of exercises, the first is aimed at learners in years 10-11 while the second is aimed at learners in years 12-13. The first set of exercises mainly involves geometrical calculations (in particular trigonometric calculations), while the second set also includes exersises in finding limits and differentiation.