Maths Matters in Computing web resource now online

All the Maths Matters in Computing series videos are now available on one website.  The videos are aimed at A-level and undergraduate students pursuing a career in computing.  The videos demonstrate the importance of having an understanding of maths fundamentals.  They are free to use in teaching and can be accessed by anyone.

Access the website by following this link - Maths Matters in Computing

The series is made up of five videos and a seaparate introduction. Each video looks at a different aspect of how maths plays a big part in todays computing.

Included in these videos are explanations of how Shazam the music discovery engine works, how e-mail filtering technology keeps spam out of our mailboxes and how hill climbing computing techniques help treat cancer.

Ethics in Computing

The Ethics in Computing series looks at the ambiguous nature of ethical issues in computing and aims to highlight some of these issues. They can be used as a platform to to start off classroom discussions and debates. There are two videos in this series - Real Ethics and Virtual Reality and What Price Freedom.