YouTube maths hero Eddie Woo explains the maths of the Sydney Opera House

<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">The Sydney Opera House has launched a new video series&comma; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;sydneyoperahouse&period;com&sol;schools&sol;resources&sol;video-resources&sol;eddie-woo-maths-of-sydney-opera-house&period;html"><b><i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; &num;0563c1&semi;">Maths of the Sydney Opera House<&sol;span><&sol;i><&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&comma; <&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">developed in collaboration with <b>Eddie Woo<&sol;b>&comma; award-winning maths teacher and star of the popular YouTube channel <&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;channel&sol;UCq0EGvLTyy-LLT1oUSO&lowbar;0FQ"><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; &num;0563c1&semi;">Wootube<&sol;span><&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">The four-part series unveils the innate creativity of maths by using the construction of the Opera House and design solutions of its architect Jørn Utzon<b> <&sol;b>to teach mathematical concepts including geometry&comma; acoustics and tessellation&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;okuESUX3obA" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">The episodes&comma; approximately five minutes in length&comma; are accompanied by worksheets for students in years 5-10 and explain the science behind the Opera House’s construction through an educational lens&period; Designed to deepen students’ understanding of how art and creativity intersect with all disciplines of STEM&comma; each episode also features guests who have consulted on the design of the building and even worked directly with Utzon himself&period;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Eddie Woo<&sol;span><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> says&colon; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">The Sydney Opera House is a modern example of how profound mathematical concepts lie beneath the most aesthetic experiences we have in the real world&period; I’m delighted to be working with the Opera House to help the next generation of our community to see and appreciate this building with fresh eyes&comma; as well as find surprising ways to be creative with maths&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> <&sol;span><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Sydney Opera House Head of Children&comma; Families and Creative Learning Tamara Harrison<&sol;span><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> says&colon; <i>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m delighted that the digital team have collaborated with Eddie Woo on this project to capture the imagination of our youngest audiences and to show there&&num;8217&semi;s a home for creativity in every part of the building&period; <&sol;i><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"><i>With a new centre for creativity now under construction and due to open next year&comma; we’re looking forward to exploring more ways we can explore learning  connections between creativity&comma; maths&comma; science&comma; technology and engineering through the lens of the amazing Sydney Opera House building&period;”<&sol;i><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">With over 1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel&comma; Eddie Woo has revolutionised the way that maths can be taught with his accessible and engaging approach to teaching&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;C-U&lowbar;MeBekJw" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Currently <&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nsw&period;gov&period;au&sol;media-releases&sol;award-winning-eddie-woo-appointed-nsw-super-teacher"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; &num;0563c1&semi;">Leader for Mathematics Growth<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> in the NSW Department of Education&comma; Woo collaborates with other educators to engage and inspire students across the state&period; He has also published a number of books on maths and science and appears on ABC ME as the host of <&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;iview&period;abc&period;net&period;au&sol;show&sol;teenage-boss"><i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; &num;0563c1&semi;">Teenage Boss<&sol;span><&sol;i><&sol;a><&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&period;<&sol;span><&sol;i><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> <&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;sydneyoperahouse&period;com&sol;schools&sol;resources&sol;video-resources&sol;eddie-woo-maths-of-sydney-opera-house&period;html">Maths<&sol;a><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;sydneyoperahouse&period;com&sol;schools&sol;resources&sol;video-resources&sol;eddie-woo-maths-of-sydney-opera-house&period;html"> of the Sydney Opera House<&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> features four episodes&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"margin-left&colon; 36&period;0pt&semi; text-indent&colon; -18&period;0pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; Symbol&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&CenterDot;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 7&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Times New Roman'&comma;serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">         <&sol;span><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Acoustics – Mathematics to Make Your Ears Ring<&sol;span><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&comma; released Wednesday 14 October&comma; deconstructs the science of acoustics and sound and features <b>Mitchell Allen<&sol;b>&comma; Acoustics Lead from engineering firm Arup&comma; whose founder worked directly with Utzon on the structure of the Opera House&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"margin-left&colon; 36&period;0pt&semi; text-indent&colon; -18&period;0pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; Symbol&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&CenterDot;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 7&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Times New Roman'&comma;serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">         <&sol;span><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">The Purity of Geometry<&sol;span><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&comma; to be released Wednesday 21 October&comma; describes how geometry and Utzon’s <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12&period;0pt&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;sydneyoperahouse&period;com&sol;our-story&sol;sydney-opera-house-history&sol;spherical-solution&period;html"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; &num;0563c1&semi;">&OpenCurlyQuote;Spherical Solution’<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> resolved the construction dilemma that the arched sails posed&period; <b>Peter Mould<&sol;b>&comma; former NSW Government Architect&comma; explains how maths was a key component in enabling the unique design of the House&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"margin-left&colon; 36&period;0pt&semi; text-indent&colon; -18&period;0pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; Symbol&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&CenterDot;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 7&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Times New Roman'&comma;serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">         <&sol;span><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Calculating an Impossible Number<&sol;span><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&comma; to be released Wednesday 28 October&comma; investigates how maths was used to calculate the exterior tiling of the sails and features <b>Ken Kobayashi<&sol;b>&comma; a BIM Integration Specialist who has digitally reconstructed the Sydney Opera House using modern computer technology&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"margin-left&colon; 36&period;0pt&semi; text-indent&colon; -18&period;0pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; Symbol&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&CenterDot;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 7&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Times New Roman'&comma;serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">         <&sol;span><b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Nature Inspiring Design<&sol;span><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&comma; released Wednesday 4 November&comma; delves into how Utzon took inspiration from elements in the natural environment&period; The episode features <b>Richard Johnson<&sol;b>&comma; an architect who worked directly with Utzon to ensure the Sydney Opera House could reflect its harbourside location&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> <&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">Maths of the Sydney Opera House<&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> is part of the Opera House’s <&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; black&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;sydneyoperahouse&period;com&sol;schools&period;html"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; &num;0563c1&semi;">Digital Creative Learning program<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">&comma; which provides free&comma; accessible learning opportunities for school students year-round&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;"> <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 10&period;0pt&semi; font-family&colon; 'Arial'&comma;sans-serif&semi; color&colon; black&semi;">The first two episodes are available now&comma; with new episodes to be released each Wednesday&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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