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Feb 9 2017

Issue #8

Issue #8, 9 Feb 2017

Maybe you started the year with the the Four 4s activity, but did you go all the way to infinity? See the video from Numberphile. Great for Stage 5/6 looking at logarithms.

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Video
The Four 4s - Numberphile

The Four 4s - Numberphile

You might have started the year with the Four 4s problem, but did you go all the way to ∞?
The Map of Mathematics

The Map of Mathematics

The entire field of mathematics summarised in a single map!
There are some errors in the video. The creator has listed three in the YouTube video desciption, they involve school level mathematics, can your students spot them?
Also in the video description, a link to download the image - print for your room.
Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler

Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler

Matt Parker tries to calculate how tall the Berlin TV Tower is using a ruler.

Could you try a similar experiment using a tall object at school?

Resources
Functions, Basic Arithmetic & Algebra, Equations

Functions, Basic Arithmetic & Algebra, Equations

Hubert Lam has added a partially annotated version of his Functions booklet:
"2u_Ex1_Topic4_functions-showcloze_170202"
Getting familiar with the Unit Circle | Activities / GeoGebra

Getting familiar with the Unit Circle | Activities / GeoGebra

Sam Shah shares his activities for introducing the unit circle. Includes worksheet downloads and links to GeoGebra applets.

Ideas
Venn diagrams and straight lines

Venn diagrams and straight lines

From @solvemymaths on Twitter, combining Venn diagrams and graphing straight lines.

Reading
Mapping the acquisition of the number word sequence in the first year of school

Mapping the acquisition of the number word sequence in the first year of school

Peter Gould (DoE, retired) shares his latest research on counting in the early years of schooling.
The story of a designer conquering mathematics

The story of a designer conquering mathematics

"Actually, I can create beautiful concepts if I know more about maths!"
Espresso - short shots of research for maths teachers

Espresso - short shots of research for maths teachers

Cambridge Mathematics publishes 'Espresso'  – each issue looks at research to respond to a particular question posed in mathematics teaching. For example, "What are the issues in learning and assessing times tables?"

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