Figure This – Math Fun for the Family
Have a look at the math resources on this great math site – with an emphasis on family;
Have a look at the math resources on this great math site – with an emphasis on family;
As we head for holidays here I thought you might enjoy this cartoon;
Which direction is this bus travelling? Note: your answer may depend on which country you live in!
A new website celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela is well worth a look:
Did you hear about the maths teacher who showed her class how to find the length of the circumference – emphasising the fact that you use 2 x pi x radius to equal (e.g.) metres for feet. She then did a circumference problem for the class, using the wrong formula – instead using the area […]
This philosophical question has racked the brains of many a mathematician. There is a good summary here; Which could also lead to the following question; “Which is heavier – a DVD with no data on it or one that has a full length movie?”
A question which caught my attention recently was, “Would Jesus Christ (the carpenter from Galilee) have used the 3,4,5 Triangle property from the Pythagoras theorem for right-angled triangles?” Most carpenters and home handymen use this regularly to square walls, etc. What do you think?
The Australian Naplan testing is early in Term 2, from May 15th-17th. Click here for the testing schedule. Parents, students and teachers should be aware that this testing is not about content and it is rather futile to think that you can “swat” for Naplan. I have found that referring some students to previous Naplan […]
Good question. Pi is an “irrational number” which has an unending decimal expansion. π is an irrational number, meaning it cannot be referenced exactly as a fraction, but only as a decimal which never ends or repeats. The current world record has π at a value with some ten trillion decimal points of accuracy. In a practical sense, a physicist […]
For a number of years MIT has made available a host of free online courses (both undergraduate and graduate). The extract below links to their Mathematics courses and is well worth a look, especially if you are a Senior considering university Mathematics – or are just a curious student! Surprising geometry emerges in the study of […]