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Fractions Helpline

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 20/02/2015

Struggling with Improper Fractions? Call my helpline, now available 24/7 That was voted “Best Maths Pun of 2014” by The Aperiodical website. I thought it was pretty funny, too. If you, or anyone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this post you might find the following of use: Vulgar Fractions Triangle […]

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Happy Valentines Day

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 14/02/2015

I love this Valentine’s Heart based on the Sierpinski Triangle. I found it on the excellent XKCD comic website. Happy Valentine’s Day Related posts: The Mathematics of Love! Happiness v Test Scores Happy 11111011111 Triangle Fractions

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Another great idea I’ve pinched

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 12/02/2015

If I’m honest, I don’t think that I’ve had an original idea in my life, and why change the habits of a lifetime now when I can nick the brilliant ideas of those I work with. The latest idea I’m stealing is “cheat sheets” for tests. My Year 11’s were due a test so for […]

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A Fibonacci Poem

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 28/01/2015

I stumbled across this little gem today and I love it. Fibonacci: To get the next number in the sequence Add the previous two numbers together. It is so simple, and so clever. The original (& best) poem was penned by Brian Bilston, you can find him and follow him here on twitter: @brian_bilston (In […]

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It’s a sin …

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 12/01/2015

Monday morning. January. And its raining. Year 10 Trigonometry. I can get them to work out the missing angle or calculate the size of the hypotenuse. But can I get them to pronounce “sin” properly, as in “sign”? Nope. Class question and answer sessions end up sounding like something from the Spanish Inquisition: Its sin, […]

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