Maths Resources (page 36)

Mental Arithmetic - A Natural Talent or Can We All Learn To Be Good At It? Often my husband will say, "How did you get to that answer so quickly?" when adding lists of numbers. I rep...

The extent to which structural changes influence children's cognitive ability will be examined by looking at the key concepts of brain development. Many physiological processes take p...

For all numbers that are a multiple of 9, the digits will add up to 9. For example 5,892,183 (9 x 654,687). Add up all the digits (5 + 8 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 3) and keep on adding unti...

How to divide a restaurant bill between friends is among the practical skills to be taught in the government's new core maths examination, aimed at filling the gap in qualifications f...

The definition of the word "tutor" is often misunderstood. I have been a part of this industry and have been providing my services for the past six years. I`ve seen that there is a fi...

If we think of a point as having dimension 0, a line or curve having dimension 1, a plane or curved surface having dimension 2, and so on, then a natural question to ask is: do there ...

Teaching mathematics, particularly to teenagers, I often meet students who have a dependence on calculators. Whilst calculators have their place in everyday life, I am of the belief t...

Across all GCSE subjects in 2015 nearly seven out of 10 entrants (68.8%) in England and Wales were awarded grades between A* and C, which meant the rate was slightly up (by 0.2 pe...

The `=` sign is surely one of the most commonly used symbols in the field of mathematics and other sciences. Its basic meaning isn`t difficult to grasp but is sometimes easily overloo...

Private tuition runs as a support mechanism to the students supplementing them in their school curriculum, there by overcoming school inadequacies. Since school hours are limited ...