Wide World of Maths

The Lume and Hamer Hall

This semester’s Wide World of Maths class was able to add a tour of Hamer Hall onto our agenda for the day. Students viewed the Da Vinci Exhibition at The Lume and also attend the Hamer Hall behind-the-scenes tour. 

A huge thanks to Mr Tim Knowles and Ms Courtney Moran who accompanied the students on the excursion. 

Here are some quotes from students: 

The wide world of maths excursion was super fun, would recommend taking the subject based on this excursion! It was like city experience, where you get up early to catch a train to the city, which was fun, me personally I like doing that and got to see some really amazing art and they had such interactive activities and lots of things to do to fill the time at the Lume. Hamer Hall was also an amazing experience seeing the spots they had built and how the maths worked in those places was really cool and Hamer Hall itself was really gorgeous. Great experience overall. 

~ Kate, Year 9

While on the Wide World of Maths excursion we visited Hamer Hall and the Lume. Hamer Hall acoustics and levels represented how maths is involved in other places other than maths. Maths influences other aspects like performing arts as evident in Hamer Hall with the levels of seats, making sure music can be heard the same from any place in the hall, and we shown in the Lume with DaVinci’s inventions. When in the Lume seeing all the different inventions was really fun and engaging. It was an awesome excursion and opportunity! 

~ Tiana, Year 9 

My favourite part of the day was the Hamer Hall tour, because it was very interesting and gave me the opportunity to see the connection between maths and the Arts, which may not be immediately obvious. Some of the connections I saw were the acoustics of Hamer Hall, which would require very precise maths to work properly, and the set designs on display under the art spire, which the tour guide said have to be made exactly to scale. 

~ Gabriella, Year 9

I loved seeing how Leonardo Da Vinci incorporated math into the last supper painting. He made Jesus as a triangle in the centre of the painting and lines coming in to that triangle to make him the focal point of the painting. 

~ Jacob, Year 9

I really enjoyed the Lume, because it showcased Leonardo da Vinci's inventions and his artwork. I enjoyed admiring the paintings that were holographically displayed over the walls and floor. Watching them shift and morph with opera music playing in the background was very relaxing. ~ Ryan, Year 9

Last week the wide world of maths class went to The Lume and Hamer Hall. We got to learn about Leonardo da Vinci and how he used maths with what he invented. It was cool to see how maths was used in both of these places and with things you wouldn't think maths would be needed for. ~ Jasmine, Year 10

Spending the day in the City was an enjoyable and unforgettable journey where we wondered through the busy streets to reach the Lume and Hamer Hall. The Lume was a mesmerising experience where we were immersed by the  artworks of Da Vinci and it was incredible to see the techniques he used in his paintings and patterns all achieved through using maths. It was fascinating to learn the mathematics behind Hamer Hall and see the hard work that happens to achieve correct sounding as-well as the eye catching architecture of the halls. 

~ Maha, Year 10

Leanne Wilson

Mathematics