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Maths-Whizz does a Hard Day’s Night

September 16th, 2009

Yet another example of the truth that Maths Is Rather Cool, reported over at the US Whizz Blog:

http://www.whizz.us/blog/2009/09/beatles-by-number/

Just goes to show, with Maths-Whizz, you can acquire pretty enviable skills…


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9 ways to make a day special

September 10th, 2009

Today is the 10th of September 2009. 10/09/09 (or 09/10/09 if you’re American). Today is a very special day. But that doesn’t mean that other days might not be special, too…

Here’s a 9-point mathematical, scientific, and cultural guide to make any day special:

  • Find an historic event that occurred on the date, and commemorate it
  • Make the day a special day for marketing purposes, such as International Satsuma Day, or National Mail Marketeers Day
  • Identify a religious figure or saint associated with the day
  • Scour historical texts for catastrophic predictions associated with the date
  • If no such predictions exist, run a series of programs that will turn words and letters from your chosen historic text into a sequence of numbers, ideally ones that match your date.
  • Look for spiritual or cultural significance of any of the numbers in your date. Good numbers to start with are 9, 7, 8, or 3, any multiples thereof. If any number has a definition in that culture’s language that sounds like ‘death’, ‘life’, or ‘wealth’, even better. If you can’t find any significant cultural, linguistic or historical links, invent one.
  • If the above isn’t possible, devise a cunning mathematical algorithm which turns the otherwise dull sequence of numbers in the date into a genuinely interesting one
  • Are the numbers in the date symmetrical, or palindromic? If they aren’t, try re-ordering the format of the date. For instance, 30th November 2003 is not palindromic in America (11/30/03) but it is palindromic in the UK (30/11/03)!
  • Is it the day before (or the day after) a special day?

    • And whilst you’re celebrating the importance of this, or any other, day, sign up to Maths-Whizz, our powerful online maths tutor. With Maths-Whizz, you can cultivate a brain well-prepared for future life and education, and maybe you’ll even be able to predict the next truly special day!


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    Get an Owl with Maths-Whizz!

    September 2nd, 2009

    There’s a brand new pet in the Whizz Shop!

    Get your hoots on with the Whizz Owl.

    Login to our maths tutor at www.whizz.com/login.

    If you don’t have an account, create an account there and start earning the credits to buy yourself this handsome winged beast!


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    More Free Maths Goodies

    September 1st, 2009

    In our quest to give Maths-Whizzers and the wider world more access to the best maths lessons and teaching on offer, we present our brand new Maths Topic Bank.

    To get the ball rolling we’ve created five pages that showcase just a tiny fraction of the Maths-Whizz experience. Even so, you can try nearly seventy animated maths lessons for free!

    Free Addition Exercises
    Learn about adding with 18 free addition lessons!
    Addition

    Free Subtraction Exercises
    Did you know that subtraction is the inverse of addition? Find out more.
    Subtraction

    Free Multiplication Exercises
    Throw away the calculator with these multiplication skills.
    Multiplication

    Free Division Exercises
    Everything from halving numbers to long division…
    Division

    Free Fractions Exercises
    Cut pizza fairly with fractions skills!
    Fractions

    Whizzers and non-Whizzers alike can have a look around, try some free maths lessons, and maybe learn a few things in the process. If you’ve not yet seen the benefits of our online maths tutoring, this is a great place to get started!


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