Simple Pumpkin Pie recipe – just use ‘math’
Stuck without a simple pumpkin pie recipe? Try this! It won’t taste any good, but it might help you pass your geometry exam…
Read the whole postPies and Pi – the hidden formula
Pi is a wonderful, fabulous, and famously irrational number. It even knows when you’re hungry, as the below mathematical equation amply demonstrates. As comedy maths puzzlers go, this one is a little forced, but nevertheless fun to share. I confess it took The God of Whizz a few goes to figure out that Pi = [...]
Read the whole postGoogle Doodle celebrates Pi Day – mathematicians rejoice
Our Google overlords yesterday recognised a day of significance to every fan of that most famous of irrational numbers – pi. Pi (as any fule kno) describes the relationship between a circle’s radius and its circumference or area, or between a sphere’s radius and its surface area or volume. If you’re wondering why yesterday could [...]
Read the whole postHow much is that Robodog in the window?
…woof woof! Feed him, play with him, watch him transform, and watch him sleep – it’s RoboDog! RoboDog is the latest pet in the Maths-Whizz Bedroom. Get busy with our maths tutor and save up your hard-earned credits to add our shiny mechanical canine to your personal maths tutoring space. Don’t forget to stock up [...]
Read the whole postMaths-Whizz at the Education Show 2010
Just a quick exhortation and encouragement to visit the city of Birmingham in 33 days, 18 hours, 20, 19, 18… minutes. Whizz Education will be exhibiting at stand S8E (floorplan) from the 4th-6th March. The fair Natalies will be on hand to guide visitors through the delights of Maths-Whizz Tutoring and Teachers’ Resource tools, fresh [...]
Read the whole postRaising standards in Maths with online tutoring – PIR Education
Quick plug to read up on ‘raising standard in maths with online tutoring‘ in this month’s edition of PIR Education magazine. Some great coverage of our efforts to boost maths standards in schools and home: Maths-Whizz, which first appeared at BETT in 2006, returns this year with the latest generation of its animated maths teaching [...]
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