Yes, it’s true – numbers behave much like people. For example, one group of numbers is even and another group odd (you may recognise the odd ones at a party); other numbers are very much alone – we call these the Prime Numbers (more on them in another blog). The Prime Numbers are the ones […]
The news this morning is that Adele has sold an album every 7 seconds for the last year. How many albums did she sell (clue on this page)?
Yes, time to brush up on those numbers again. Here are some cubes that are worth learning. They seem to come up during maths courses on a regular basis: 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 (of course. 1 is the 1dentity element for multiplication, so it keeps numbers the same) 2 x 2 x […]
Wow a big word – Statistics. Think about this as a way of measuring how data behaves. Statistics really started when mathematicians were working out if it was possible to win (and how often) when playing card games, etc. Nowadays, statistics are used in all areas of government and commerce. Here are some interesting recent […]
Yes, dear Mathematics Bloggers – we have reached 300 on this site since early January. I am not sure what that really means but the number 300 does get me thinking about milestone numbers. For example, did you notice that there have been lots of posts recently about San Francisco and guess what? Yesterday in […]
Perhaps! As we consider the number of dimensions that exist we need to explore the properties outside our normal spacetime experience and look at the structure of the universe. In fact, Astronomy and Mathematics are close cousins. Click on the magazine to find out one suggested answer to the question in this post.
Perhaps one of the best definitions of infinity was made by a Year 9 student who said that, “Infinity is the place where things happen that don’t”
The idea that parallel lines might meet has a lot to do with infinity. For example, when you look along railway tracks they seem to meet at a point in the distance. Also, on the earth, lines of longitude seem to be parallel yet they meet at the poles. These anomalies are to do with […]
We encounter parallel lines and symmetry all around us. This pic was taken in China and has strong repetitive patterns and parallels. Check out this interactive site to learn about three rules with angles and parallel lines.
