Maths Resources (page 30)

IntroductionThe customers have been complaining that the ounces in the bottle are less than 16. There are reasons that could be leading to this and the manager has decided to invest...

Part 2It is of the nature of mathematics that its field of operation is very narrow, but that within this field one is tied by a strict logical regime the forms of reasoning encount...

How important is teaching of MathematicsIt is a remarkable fact that, in almost every country, mathematics occupies a central place in the school curriculum. At the level of primar...

It is a remarkable fact that, in almost every country, mathematics occupies a central place in the school curriculum. At the level of primary school, there is general agreement on ...

Surds have always troubled mathematicians and students alike. The square root of lets say 5, does look rather ugly, and that`s why we have to learn how to manipulate them to try to ma...

In real life, we rarely get given an equation to solve - we often have to derive it from a problem which is expressed in plain English rather than mathematically. For example, conside...

A linear equation is an equation involving one unknown, often denoted by x, and one or more numbers (the linear part of the expression means that there are no power terms ie no x2 , x...

I`m fascinated by students misconceptions because the most common ones are repeated over a long period of time and across a wide geographical area. With reverse percentages questions,...

"Sir, why do we have to learn Algebra?This is a familiar and repetitive question that is unfailingly asked at least once a term by pupils. It is a question that is often asked by pare...

As a student of GCSE or A level, you will come across many times to solve problems related to `straight line` topic. These problems could be either in subject of Mathematics or Physic...