The opening of the 1729 Maths School, the UK's first specialist maths secondary school, has been marked with a new set of brain-teasing puzzles. Maths educator George Watkins created today's challenges, which involve visualising the path of a fish in a tank.
The puzzles, featured in a Guardian Science article, ask readers to determine the top view of a fish's shortest path given its front and side views. Solutions are expected to be published later today.
The 1729 Maths School, situated in Mill Hill, north London, is preparing to welcome its inaugural pupils later this month. Its name is inspired by a famous anecdote involving a London taxi cab with the licence plate 1729.