Maths Resources (page 38)

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...

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 ...

The dust begins to settle on some of the upheavals wrought by the former Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove. The new-look Maths GCSE is ready, Edexcel and other boards ...

CHOOSING THE RIGHT EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR CHILD ===================================================== ABSTRACT: Ideas to help parents tailor educational support to their ...

It's the situation that every teacher strives for: after several seemingly fruitless attempts to get across a principle or idea or essential fact, suddenly the pupil's face lights up,...