Maths just got spooky!
Just in time for Hallowe’en, a spooky theme has been added to the Maths-Whizz bedroom! Students logging into our online math tutor this weekend until Tuesday will get a seasonal treat with a rolling pumpkin head, cobwebbed corners, and rolls of thunder beyond the window. Whizzers can get a fright with some of our witch-themed [...]
Read the whole postTo learn, fail
A week ago, the Scientific American reported on findings that demonstrated a fact at first counter-intuitive, but obvious with hindsight, and something Maths-Whizzers would do well to remember: It is often better to fail something in order to learn it better.
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We never stop at Maths-Whizz. We’ve just added a fabulous new feature – Maths Challenges – to our burgeoning range of tools proven to boost kids’ maths abilities. With Challenge, students can use their maths skills to take on all-comers from across the globe. We have thousands of Maths-Whizz students in North America, Europe, the [...]
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Yet more proof (if proof were needed!) that maths is the key to everything, from the Guardian newspaper today. The Guardian’s Aditya Chakrabortty reports on the recent findings of New York University professor Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. de Mesquita’s new book Predictioneer looks at the likelihood of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, and of the Copenhagen [...]
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The Financial Times reported on Friday the dramatic drop in draws (or ‘ties’ to Americans) in England’s football Premier League – and it’s thanks to the application of maths. English clubs seem to have finally realised that draws are not much use. That in turn suggests that English football is belatedly experiencing its own version [...]
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