A JUGGLING mathematician uses tricks to teach North Wales students the secrets of arithmetic. About 250 pupils were spellbound by the skills of Dr Colin Wright when they visited Bangor university. He juggled ceaselessly to introduce them to a range of higher maths principles, as part of Mathcymru's Maths Week. Tim Porter and Chris Wensley of the informatics maths school then challenged the teenagers, aged 15-18, with everyday arithmetic puzzles. The aim was to illustrate the types of applications mathematics have in the real world. "We are delighted to invite bright maths students to the university to have a glimpse at mathematics outside the classroom in real life situations, and to have an idea of the types of things that interest those of us who study mathematics beyond school," said Dr Porter. "I hope some will have been inspired to continue with their mathematics studies - or at the very least, to take up juggling". | 
