Be Positive about Maths
Why you should always be positive about maths with your children.
Read the whole postHow NOT to compare fractions – for Portuguese Judges
An object lesson in the hidden uses of numeracy – preventing minor miscarriages of justice!
As Halfway There notes, in 2008 a judge in Portugal increased a plaintiff’s punishment, when he intended to decrease it, thanks to some awful maths.
Maths Lectures from Gresham College
The God of Whizz came across the Gresham College YouTube channel earlier today, featuring some interesting clips from a lecture by cosmologist and Gresham College Geometry professor, John Barrow, on everyday maths.
Read the whole postMaths and the Financial Crisis
Financial mathematics. If the God of Whizz was of an uncharitable turn of mind he might suggest that the world of finance has recently honoured mathematical accuracy more in the breach than in the observance. In this vein, the Financial Times’ Gillian Tett suggests that mathematicians must get out of their ivory towers to restore [...]
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 postSomeone who Doesn’t Need Maths-Whizz shocker!
The Grime music star Cleopatra Humphrey, who goes by the (far less interesting) stage name Mz Bratt, talked up the benefits of a good maths education in a recent interview. [Barking and Dagenham Recorder] “Education is so important, because you should take nothing in this business for granted. “I’m finding more and more that maths [...]
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