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Quick Guide: Preparing Your Child for Secondary School
The transition from primary school to secondary school can be a tricky time for many students across the UK. The thought of a new school environment with new teachers and classmates can seem like a daunting and intimidating prospect. As […]
Why Politicians Are so Afraid of Basic Maths
In February 2018, the government announced its plans to introduce a new online multiplication test for primary school students. The decision was made in an effort to “help teachers identify those pupils who require extra support”. However, the news has […]
How Geometry Has Shaped the World Around Us
It’s a well established truth that math is all around us. It informs how we live our daily lives and can be found in practically everything we interact with, from video games and music, to nature and food. One such […]
5 Simple Tricks Parents Use To Ease Their Kid’s Maths Anxiety
Many students across the UK suffer from a fear of maths or believe that they’re simply not a “math person”. These thoughts can be incredibly detrimental to their progress and can hinder their ability to perform at their best during […]
The importance of Statistics in Scientific Research and Development
Sentiments on statistics in research and academia have rarely been viewed in the positive light – at least at the very beginning. Often failing to disguise itself as anything but “more math”, budding students transitioning into tertiary education have attempted […]
6 High Paid Careers for People Who Are Good at Math
Math is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal when looking for a job. It can open up many doors for you and will prove to be useful in your day-to-day life too. Many if not all companies […]
8 Secrets to Better Marks in Math
Math exams can be a daunting experience and many students will dedicate some time to revise for them. While any revision is good, there is a way to be more effective in your revision strategies, helping you to improve your […]
How to Cut the Perfect Slice of Pizza, as Told by Mathematicians
I think we can all agree that pizza is a pretty big deal! In fact, before we get into our topic, let me drop a little knowledge on you. Did you know that the world’s largest pizza was made in […]
How Basic Math Can Lead to the Perfect Night’s Sleep
If you’re reading this and feeling a little tired, chances are it’s because you didn’t get enough sleep last night. It’s a problem that we all face throughout our daily lives, and a problem that can dramatically affect our ability […]
3 Ways Math Makes Games More Fun!
Games have enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity and games design has become much more involved over the past few decades. Many years ago, gamers were few and far between, playing games like pong, Tetris, and Pac-man in their local […]
Hunger Games : The pursuit of gamification in math education
What is Gamification? Gamification – a relatively new word that any version of Microsoft Word 2011 and below will have trouble identifying it as a legitimate. A novel product of the 21st century, the term gamification was unheard of until […]
3 Top Tips to Prepare Your Middle Schooler for College
Many parents often wonder if they’re doing enough for their children. Academically speaking, parents often feel that there’s more that they could be doing to support their children as they progress through middle school and into high school. In a […]
Beauty and the beast – Math tells this fairy tale with the Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio
Math Sequences Math sequences can be discovered in your everyday life. One’s earliest recollection of a math sequence probably began at the age of two, when you started counting to ten. A more relevant memory today might be one of […]
4 Examples to Prove You Use Algebra More Than You Think
If you’re like the millions of people the world over who sat in math class wondering why you’d ever need to know about algebra, you might be surprised to learn that conscious or not, are day to day lives […]
Geometry in real life – Learning from our feathered friends
People often question and wonder about the utility and usefulness of math. Growing up some of you may remember proclaiming frustrated cries of how solving matrices or learning the different arithmetic or geometric sequences would benefit your career and/or education. […]
The History Of Math
If it wasn’t for the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks, who laid the foundation of modern math, we would be still stuck in the stone age. Of course there have been incredible mathematicians from literally all parts of the […]
True Math geniuses of our time – Terence Tao and Maryam Mirzakhani
Throughout history, there have been lots of geniuses in Math but the true geniuses of our time are Terence Tao and the late Maryam Mirzakhani. Who is Terence Tao Almost “officially” known as the world’s greatest Mathematician, now “Professor” Terence […]
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