QM maths teacher becomes YouTube sensation

‘Maths teacher's formula for splitting restaurant bills becomes YouTube hit’
Daily Mail online

School of Mathematical Sciences: Matt Parker

A video featuring Matt Parker from the School of Mathematical Sciences has become a YouTube sensation. Based at Queen Mary, Parker works on behalf of the More Maths Grad scheme and has created a series of videos educating viewers about maths in everyday life. The videos feature a guide to splitting a bill in a restaurant, dividing rent payments and whether it is more cost-effective to fly rather than drive. “I was very keen to show people how maths can be useful and get more people excited. I particularly want people who didn't really like maths at secondary school, who were put off, to think they probably shouldn't base their opinion of maths on when they were 14,” said Parker.

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