BETT Show 2010 – Maths-Whizz roundup!
As in the last three years, the 2010 BETT Show played host to the Maths boffins of Whizz Education and this year the Awards committee saw fit to nominate us in two categories.The dust has settled, the leads collected and the awards show hangover a distant memory – so, how did we do?
Read the whole postMaths 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 postBuild Your Own Maths Software!
Maths-Whizz wants YOU! Manesh Mistry, man of means in the Maths-Whizz programming department, has created a brand new version of our award-winning Teachers’ Resource, but he needs you to help test it and give him feedback on the latest changes. Whether you’re a teacher or student, you can help shape the next version of Maths-Whizz. [...]
Read the whole postFun Geometry for Maths Geeks
Voronoi Diagrams explain much more than their apparently random patterns seem to indicate. With the help of a pen, paper, ruler, set-square and some patience, you can make your very own honeycomb-like Voronoi Diagram (via Metafilter).
Read the whole postGCSE Maths A* for junior Whizzer
Xavier Gordon-Brown is clearly a very bright child, and at eight years of age has achieved a GCSE maths A*, the highest grade available.
Read the whole postFREE Tutoring Subscription with the Great North Run
Whizz Education’s very own Natalie McNamara is running the Great North Run next month, and you can win a FREE Maths-Whizz Tutoring subscription in the process! On the 20th September Natalie (who some of you will recognise as our Customer Service Manager Extraordinaire And All-Round Good Egg (that’s her official job title), will run from [...]
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