Year 12 masterclasses

The 2026 programme of maths masterclasses for year 12 pupils is listed below - full abstracts for the sessions will be added as soon as they are available.

Session Title	Led by	Date
*How to hold a pizza: lessons from Gaussian curvature* Abstract TBC	Thomasina Ball Warwick Mathematics Institute	24/01/2026
*Pigeonhole principle and Cauchy—Schwarz inequality* Abstract TBC	Akshat Mudgal Warwick Mathematics Institute	31/01/2026
*Mathematical Physics* Abstract TBC	Ravi Singh Warwick Mathematics Institute	07/02/2026
*Pattern detectives: Uncovering the symmetries of designs* Look closely at the world around you and you will find patterns everywhere: on wallpapers, carpets, clothes, and even in nature. Hidden beneath these designs lies a mathematical secret: every repeating pattern is built from symmetries. In this masterclass, you will become a pattern detective, learning how to identify the symmetries in real examples of patterns found in architecture and fashion.	Alvaro Gonzales Hernandez Warwick Mathematics Institute	28/02/2026
*Mathematical modelling (and a jar of wet sand)* Abstract TBC	Ellen Luckins Warwick Mathematics Institute	07/03/2026
*Doing Mathematics like Clockwork* Abstract TBC	Sunny Sood Warwick Mathematics Institute	21/03/2025

We are also running masterclasses for year 9 pupils.