Category Archives: Numeracy

The Nations Numeracy …

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 29/05/2014

… a lament. May half term. And its raining. But never mind, I’m sat enjoying a leisurely breakfast of toast & marmite, and listening to Radio 5 – Live, a simple pleasure, but one that I enjoy in my hols. Today’s discussion and phone in is about smoking, and whether the cost of a packet […]

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A Marathon Problem

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 12/04/2014

  I once half ran half of a half marathon, and got half way.   So if a half marathon is 13.1 miles how far did I run? And if I took half an hour, how fast did I run? Best of luck to any of you running in tomorrow’s London Marathon. Perhaps you can […]

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A little bit of toast

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 23/03/2014

Toast – for me a Sunday morning treat. But, alas, this morning our trusty toasty gave up the ghost and was only browning one side of each slice. So a quick trip to Tesco, and a new toaster purchased – a family essential with an 11 yr old who seems to live on the stuff. […]

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Pythagoras Day

By Maths Teacher | Published: 04/12/2013

Thursday 5th December 2013 – 5 12 13 – is a Pythagoras Day. A Pythagorean triple is a set of 3 integers (whole numbers) a, b & c such that: a2 + b2 = c2 Pythagorean triples can be used to create right angled triangles, like the one above.  You can’t just use any three […]

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Soldier’s Buttons

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 28/10/2013

Soldier’s Buttons – or how to add decimals OK – I’ll be honest, I’ve never had an original idea in my life, but I’m quite good at ripping off those that have gone before me. Many, many years ago, at a school far, far away, I arrived as a fresh faced Head of Maths. Rummaging […]

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