Phil_Lee wrote:This is exactly the kind of applied mathematics problem I need to keep my 12 YO son interested in maths - nothing he's been getting at school seems to be stretching him at all.
It's tough staying ahead of him - it won't be very long before He's trying to explain stuff to me that I can't understand
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I just googled "maths club for kids cambridge".............OMG..
As I said at the start of this thread, I'm sure mathematicians are born, not made.....but a little nurturing can't hurt?