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Dec 29 2016

Issue #2

Issue #2, 29 December 2016

Hi, for subscribers on summer break I hope you are enjoying a well-earned rest. Here is the 2nd issue of the new MathsLinks Newsletter.

As always, your feedback is welcome.

Simon Job.
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Why isn’t every man in a red suit with a beard Father Christmas?
Because correlation doesn’t imply Claus-ality.     [source]

Idea
Dates as Operations 2017

Dates as Operations 2017

As a point of interest each lesson, I write the date as a number sentence using the digits in order. 
Read more on my blog and contribute to the Google Sheet.

Video
Why is it called a SQUARE root?

Why is it called a SQUARE root?

Explaining why it is called square root and also how a square root works.
Incredible Formula - Numberphile

Incredible Formula - Numberphile

Many Numberphile videos cover content beyond our syllabus. But, often there is a component that you could use in class. In this video, James Grime uses the Index Laws.

Activity
How to make an edge-coloured origami dodecahedron - MathsLinks

How to make an edge-coloured origami dodecahedron - MathsLinks

Matt Parker makes a "dodecoration" - an origami dodecahedron. 
Also covers a little bit of graph theory.

Elsewhere
The Map of Physics - YouTube

The Map of Physics - YouTube

Not specifically maths related, but still interesting. 
Everything we know about physics - and a few things we don't - in a simple map.
Corbettmaths

Corbettmaths

A site full of videos, worksheets, 5-a-day and much more.

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