Maths Resources (page 26)

Enquiry title: How can effective scaffolding help to increase the mental stamina of students with slower processing skills, whilst allowing them to access scorching activities?Targete...

This is my first `mathematical secrets` post. These will be about aspects that I think are under-discussed. Often they`ll be patterns that were not pointed out to me by a teacher but ...

Study maths like a RITUAL every day. Spend at least an hour preferably in a relaxing atmosphere away from disturbances. Try to keep the same time either in the evening or morningTry t...

As the examinations are approaching, I thought it may well be appropriate to point out the importance of carefully paying attention to context of questions.Rather than talking in gene...

This is my first article about mathematics for Tutorhunt. Why most students feel dry, boring and complete disinterest in mathematics. This brings to the point, what purpose does a...

Try your hand at these GCSE &questions1. Which of these shapes has the most sides?HexagonOctagonRhombusTrapezium2. Nadia has £5 to buy pencils and rulers.Prices:Pencils - 8p eac...

Towards making Maths Understandable.Mathematicians as researchers need to better attend to communicating not just their definitions, theorems, and proofs, but also their ways of think...

As a keen historian of Mathematics and Physics I can provide the crucial perspective of the evolution of ideas. It is important to remember why Maths and Physics is hard! We are afte...

Effective study techniquesIf we ask students how they study at home for an exam we will see that the most popular answers involve `read notes` and `highlight key-points`. Actually th...

Key Concept:To factorise a quadratic of the form:x2 + bx + cwrite it as (x + r1) (x + r2)where c = r1 r&l...