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The Creative Infographic Design Competition on Applications of Mathematics aims to promote students’ interest in learning mathematics and enhance their awareness of the applications and the positive influence of mathematics in different aspects in real life.
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Senior Primary
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Silver Prize
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Knowing the Great Wall
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Do you know the Great Wall in China? This infographic shows different sources of the Great Wall. Including its construction materials, the number of people in each of the six sections of the Great Wall and the number of beacon towers they have. Through this information, people can better understand the Great Wall.
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Senior Primary
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Bronze Prize
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Many architectural structures, including arches and bridges, have used the shape of parabolas throughout history. Rising from the southernmost point of Luis, Qatar, the Katara Towers is an example of parabolic curves being adopted by architects.
On one hand, the parabolically arched design of this tower was inspired by the traditional scimitar swords from the nation seal, this makes it one of the most fascinating architectural designs.
On the other hand, this high-rise tower designed by Kling Consultant has a crescent-like design, making a parabola. A parabola is vertically symmetrical and is like the letter “U” that opens either upward or downward.
Containing symbolic references of the trinity of sand, sea and sky (three elements closely associated with Qatar’s history) and embedding mathematics in the design, the Katara Towers has become a hospitality icon for Qatar.
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Senior Primary
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Bronze Prize
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This infographic uses progress rings and different shapes (circles and squares) to guide readers through all the steps required to be able to discover how pi is used to relate the height of the pyramid and pyramid’s base perimeter. Thereby demonstrating how advanced mathematics was applied by ancient civilizations in their architecture.
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Senior Primary
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Bronze Prize
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This infographic explains the three main factors which makes a good bridge: (1) Safety, the formula of factor of safety, (2) Appearance, the usage of symmetry and arches used in bridges, and (3) Structure, the reason of why triangle is such a strong shape in bridges and tension and compression applied to bridges with its formula.
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Level
Senior Primary
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Bronze Prize
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