Mathematics resources

Explore the resources below for a taste of what it’s like to study Mathematics at Bristol.

Blogs and podcasts

Check out the ‘Engenius’ podcast series on Spotify to learn more about key concepts in STEM. 

News articles

Read how the University of Bristol Engineering and Life Sciences departments collaborated to explore how patterns in ant behaviour could inform more efficient mathematical sampling techniques.  

Webinars/online lectures

This three-part lecture series on YouTube, along with wider reading resources, has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of Swarm behaviour. Swarms are made up of simple individuals (such as birds, insects, robots and people) who collectively display complex, interesting behaviours. These principles can be applied to engineering and robotics to solve real-world problems. 

Part 1: An introduction to swarm robotics 

Part 2: Design your swarm robot 

Part 3: Invest in research - Use these resources and watch the video before exploring the ‘Swarms Pitches’.  

Swarm's pitches: 

  1. Human supervision of swarms 
  2. Saving the planet with swarms 
  3. Stochastic swarms 
  4. Expressive swarms 

        This one-part lecture series with accompanying resources explores the practical applications of Origami to create self-assembling robots, designer materials and large deployable structures in space.  

        This webinar series on YouTube explores essential Maths prep for Science and Engineering-based courses, including common errors to avoid. 

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