MathsLinks Newsletter September 2026


Non-right-angled trigonometry - faded worked examples

Based on the Cognitive Load Theory idea of faded worked examples. These five sheets provide faded worked examples for

  • The sine rule - using the sine rule to find a side
  • The sine rule - using the sine rule to find an angle
  • The cosine rule - using the cosine rule to find a side
  • The cosine rule - using the cosine rule to find an angle
  • The area formula

GamesMom - Maths Games

Numbers and quick mental arithmetic. Including Times Tables, Multiplication Chart, Number Bonds, Greater or Less, Counting and Odd or Even.

Normal Distribution Graph

Shows the connection between the normal distribution graph and the normal distribution table.

Beautiful proofs for summing series

Ben Sparks with stunning visual proofs of some famous sums of series.

See how the price of everything has changed

The cost of most everyday items is up. This ABC News article looks at by how much.

Circle Theorems with Self-Marking Practice

Each circle theorem explained with a diagram, followed by randomly-generated questions that mark themselves as students work through them.

Discovering the Formula for the Volume of a Sphere

Deduce the formula for the volume of a sphere by observing this simulation of a sphere being immersed in a cylinder filled with liquid.

The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math

Do odd perfect numbers exist?

How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable

A brief discussion of the Galton board and the normal distribution.

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