Students from across the island - from the primary to the tertiary level - were last Thursday educated on how mathematics is utilised in the shipping industry. The students were participants in the Ministry of Education's National Mathematics Expo at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus.

Held under the theme 'Maths Revolution = Economic Solution', the expo saw the Shipping Association of Jamaica, the Caribbean Maritime Institute, and the Port Authority of Jamaica providing information on the importance of maths in ensuring safe operations on land and at sea. Areas highlighted included navigation, marine engineering, and port operations.

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The industry partners, who were among 32 exhibitors, displayed equipment used in the industry, including sextants, ships, cranes, stackers, trucks, shipping containers, and a life raft. Delighted students were intrigued by the various items and quizzed industry team members on the use of the equipment.

The expo was aimed at showing students how they could apply mathematics to their daily lives, various methods that can be employed to learn the subject, and new material available in the subject area.