Music Helps You Learn Maths!
Listening to music in maths lessons can dramatically improve children’s ability in the subject and help them score up to 40 per cent higher in examinations, a new study has found. More details here
Listening to music in maths lessons can dramatically improve children’s ability in the subject and help them score up to 40 per cent higher in examinations, a new study has found. More details here
The world’s oldest computer has been rebooted by two dedicated engineers who have spent nine years bringing it back to life. The ICT1301 computer, known as a Flossie, measures 20ft by 22ft, and was originally used by London University to organise the grades of A and O-level exam results and print certificates. The computer has […]
… in the middle of nowhere! (PS: can you use your atlas and dividers or compass, along with the signs above, to work out where the middle of nowhere is located?)
Click here to hear the spontaneous rendition of CelticNumber5
Check out the excellent range of online tools at the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for helping you gain confidence at a range of Maths problems, suitable for K-12.
Click on the image to have a tour of Google’s labyrinth of amazing data centres. You can do the math!
How do you determine the amount of fuel needed to fly a jet? What’s the best use of resources in the armed forces? How do you tile a sphere with squares? Mathematics provides the key. If you enjoy problem-solving and thrive on logic, then studying mathematics will really appeal to you. As one of the […]
Toroczkai and Ercsey-Ravasz have proposed a universal analog algorithm that is completely deterministic (no guessing or exhaustive searching) and always arrives at the correct solution to a problem, and does so much more quickly. Read more here in Science Daily.
SYDNEY: New mathematical formulas have expanded Einstein’s theory of special relativity to allow for travel beyond the speed of light, potentially changing the way we view the Universe and judge distances. Read more here.
When we look into a mirror we see an image of ourselves. But, pull on your left ear and your image is pulling on your right ear! What has changed? The order of objects on your face have changed in the mirror image, but not the size of your face or the distance you are […]