Yes, just in from Interactive Math – another “10 top tips” – this time to avoid the Maths Blues – you know, that sinking feeling when you just can’t cope with Maths anymore! Click Tip 10 below for numbers 1–>9: PS: This post is dedicated to the three students who turned up to Maths Tutorial […]
Check out this amazing TED talk which investigates the mathematics of scale and the beauty of the nano world:
This nrich site (a star favourite in our blogroll) offers some excellent practical mathematical problem-solving with a sporting focus. These activities are based on maths normally encountered while studying at A-level in the UK (ages 16 to 18). These types of questions are really important for our growing mathematicians.
It was after school and three students attended the tutorial session. To give you some idea – these students were across two different year levels and at widely different abilities (at present). I say “at present” because even Einstein was deemed a failure at the age of these students who attended. Anyway, back to the […]
A great way to brush up on your arithmetic skills – 10 questions each day and you (or a fellow student) can choose whether you use multiply, divide, add or subtract for each pair in a row. Great with a class too – so ask your teacher if you can take the class through this […]
Hard to believe that anyone is having snow at present when we are enjoying temperatures in the mid-20s (celcius). Have you had lots of snow? Is your school closed? Has the temperature dropped below freezing? Did you know there are lots of mathematical facts about snow and ice? For example, the average snowflake has a top […]
This site has a simple applet that illustrates the concept of the locus (path) of moving points:
Draw a line and a point somewhere away from it. Now, plot points so that they are the same distance away from the (fixed) line as the (fixed) point that you drew. The shape your points will make is a parabola. Most students in junior high school find this as difficult exercise, simply because they […]
…a box of chocolates. You never know what sort of problems you are going to get. Some are easy and some are hard! PS: one student said, “I love chocolates more than Math!”
