Welcome from Dr. Yossi Elran

Hello! I’m Dr Yossi Elran and this course is all about recreational math. Each week will have a theme, and we’ll learn about it through videos, articles and discussion. There will also be other optional tasks and exercises you can try to enhance your learning. Each week builds on the last, so we strongly recommend you work through each week in order. Each week should take you 2 to 3 hours to complete if you do all the tasks, and there are quizzes along the way and a test at the end of the course so you can see how much you have learnt.

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Using FutureLearn

If this is your first FutureLearn course, you may find it useful to watch this ‘how it works’ video guide. Even if you’re an old hand, you may still like to read this FutureLearn blog post which explains all the recent changes to the in-course navigation. We also recommend reading six tips and tools for social learning on FutureLearn to get the most out of the interactive and social learning features of this course.

Get extra benefits, upgrade your course

You can now get extra benefits by upgrading this course, including: Unlimited access to the course: Go at your own pace with unlimited access to the course for as long as it exists on FutureLearn. Access to tests: Ensure you’ve mastered the material with access to tests on the course. A Certificate of Achievement: To help you demonstrate your learning we’ll send you a Certificate of Achievement when you become eligible. Find out more

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