Coralie Colmez facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Coralie Colmez
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| Occupation | Author, tutor |
| Language | English, French |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Subject | Mathematics |
Coralie Colmez is a French author and teacher. She helps people learn about mathematics and how to teach it.
Early Life and Studies
Coralie Colmez grew up in Paris, France. Her parents, Pierre Colmez and Leila Schneps, are both mathematicians.
After finishing high school in Paris, Coralie moved to the United Kingdom. She studied math at the University of Cambridge, a very famous university. She did extremely well there. She earned top grades and won a special award for her math skills.
Helping Students and Teachers
Coralie Colmez worked for a year helping with a special project. This project looked at how math was being taught in the United Kingdom. She helped share the findings with important math groups.
Today, Coralie is a co-director of an organization called unifrog. This group helps students figure out what they want to do after school. It helps them find future jobs, apprenticeships, and university courses. It also helps teachers keep track of their students' progress.
Writing Books
Coralie Colmez has written several books. With her mother, Leila Schneps, she wrote Math on Trial: How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom. This book came out in 2013. It is for a general audience, not just math experts.
The book uses ten real-life legal cases from history. It shows how math, especially statistics, can change the outcome of a court case. This is especially true if the math is used or understood incorrectly.
In 2022, Coralie published another book. It is called The Irrational Diary of Clara Valentine. This book is a young adult (YA) novel. It includes advanced math ideas. The goal is to introduce these concepts to younger readers in a fun way.
Speaking to Audiences
Since Math on Trial was published, Coralie Colmez has been invited to speak at many events. These events focus on science education in the UK. She has given talks at places like the Conway Hall Ethical Society. She also spoke at the Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies.
Coralie has also been part of several "Maths Inspiration" shows. One of these was at the University of Cambridge. She also spoke at the 2014 QED conference.
She has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. There, she talked about her book and how math can be used incorrectly in court cases. She also discussed this topic on the BBC Radio 4 podcast, More or Less. She talked about how math was used in the Amanda Knox case.
