MATHEMATICS
time constraints. Of the two thousand UK pupils who qualified for Round 2, thirteen came from Dulwich College. ‘Understanding the complexities of mathematical techniques, and subsequently proving their validity and applying them to real world problems is a highlight of my academic life and I wish to continue this in the future. This is facilitated by the Maths Extension Societies provided by Dulwich College. Within this forum students are able to discover and understand more complex ideas, extending beyond the GCSE and even A level syllabus, to provide a representation of degree level mathematics, and the use of this subject in everyday scenarios, notably the RSA algorithm and its use by many major online Being able to collaborate academically with peers is extremely important and there are several competitions in which we enter teams - the annual UK Mathematics Trust Intermediate and Senior Team Challenges being examples. In these competitions strategy and teamwork very much come into play, and pupils gain a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction from working together to achieve a shared goal. With up to forty teams taking part in Regional Heats at the senior level, in the past several years Dulwich College has won that round once and in every other year finished in the top four. Each year we also enter a team into the Hans Woyda competition a London wide tournament in which sixty-four teams take part and where matches take place every three to four companies.’ Toby, Year 11
Each year our students take part in a wide range of Mathematics competitions and challenges. Some of these are set nationally, some internationally and others internally. Every year, for instance, between 150 and 200 pupils compete in each of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Mathematical Challenges, with a high number qualifying for (and scoring highly in) the follow-on rounds. Last year saw some excellent results in the British Mathematical Olympiad Round 1, and a highly impressive performance by Artem, then one of our Upper Sixth students in the very demanding Round 2. These events are always extremely popular with our pupils. The pupils really enjoy the challenge of having to think creatively, independently and outside of the box. Success requires ingenuity, determination, imagination and the ability to concentrate under pressure.
Senior TeamMathematics Challenge.
This year around thirty pupils from Years 10 to 13 also took part in the Who Wants to be a Mathematician competition run by the American Mathematical Society. This event requires pupils to be able to think quickly and carry out accurate calculations with tough
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