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maths week

It comes from page 7 came into play. once we delved the speaker presented the fact
deeper into the question I think that most stock market trading
Cervantes died on 23rd April we were all amused to discover operations today are computer
in Spain where they used the its practical applications. These based. What seems to be a
Gregorian calendar). were shown through examples progressive dehumanisation of
of "games" like the prisoner's something as inherently human
Adrian Nenkov dilemma. We can briefly as greed or fear allowed the
At the end of last term we summarise game theory as the conference to derive into the
were visited by an expert mathematical study of human philosophy behind this branch of
mathematician, Professor Xavier behaviour in rational decision mathematics.
Jarque. He had been a professor making. This idea of quantifying The great subject links that
and researcher at institutions the at first glance unquantifiable were made opened our eyes

like Boston University among reasoning is what game theory is once more to the global nature
others. It all began with a about. of education. How history,
short introduction to some We should not be misled as business, maths and philosophy
mathematical history specifically the speaker later showed come together made it an
related with the topic that would thinking that its use is limited to extremely valuable experience. Mr. Antoni Aubanell.
keep us intrigued for the next theoretical models. Nowadays it An experience that demolished
hour. It was game theory. comes into play in sectors and for most the foundations we concepts greatly introduced. A science that challenges how
Game theory was for most, if studies like political science, had on the nature of emotions Game theory is definitely an we think, how we act and why we
not all us a new concept where, psychology or economics. and human reasoning. A unusual branch of maths that do so in the same way we should
elements we had some more on the latter point, a really concept that went far beyond has been able to challenge the challenge problems, solutions,
background in like probability interesting debate occurred after the mathematical formulas and subjective with pure objectivity. questions, answers... and life.

Maths photo contest: an introduction

to Mathematical modelling

t is the second year that EIC BAt 1 & Ms. Gazzola behind them is to compare
Istudents have participated Mathematical modelling the results given by different
into the ABEAM (Associació consists of setting up and equations and select the one
de Barcelona per a l'estudi comparing formulae to identify that best fits one’s interests or
i l'aprenentatge de les the one that best reproduces reality.
Matemàtiques) Maths Photo reality. It is widely used by a We asked our students to find
Contest. The purpose of this great variety of professionals a model for their photo, and
contest is to foster pupils’ to make predictions for … voilà: a chair became an
interest for the subject and raise decision purposes. Weather exponential function or a child’s
their awareness that Maths forecasts, foreseeing the profit arms became the branches
can be found everywhere. of an investment, google of a parabola. By comparing
Furthermore, the photo contest map itinerary suggestions, different formulae, our students
has been an opportunity they are all examples where selected the ones that best
to introduce mathematical mathematical models are used fited their photo! … a little bit Modelling chairs with exponential functions, by Marta Van
modelling to our Baccalaureate to predict situations. These like good professionals in a real Ginkel (BAT 1).
students. models can become really company.
complicated, but the basic idea

Da Vinci, by Diana
Smirnov (ESO 3).

Curves zoo, by Alvaro Garcia (BAT 1). Area of a circle, by Pol Capella (ESO 1).