Maths Resources (page 42)

Any set of objects together with a set of rules of allowable operations (such as multiplication or division) that behaves in an internally consistent ("closed") manner is ca...

Clifford Lie Algebra of Hyper Complex Numbers The group of transformation matrices from which a "spinor" is realised is related to a set of "Hyper-complex" numbers discovered by H...

Classically, the universe behaves in a weakly chaotic manner. All it`s clockwork-like cyclicality is mostly illusory. The apparent simple periodicity observed in the universe belies a...

There are a lot of tricks to multiply numbers in your head more quickly - read on to discover a few! Multiply by 9: Use your hands! To multiply 7 by 9 hold your hands in front...

What is the Golden Ratio? It is a numerical ratio found in Nature, Music, Art, Biology and many more aspects of life. Plants arrange their structure according to this number. Art i...

One of the most important pieces of maths you`ll learn at GCSE and A Level is factorising a quadratic. Most methods taught by teachers are cumbersome and not intuitive at all - this c...

A quadratic expression is the form ax2 + bx + c where a, b, c, are constant. The simplest quadratic form is when a=1 so we have x2 + bx + c. There are a number of different teaching m...

1. In the beginning ... Knowledge about the possible beginnings of human mental development comes from research on the co-evolution of language and the human brain. The central ide...

Learning about maths today can be an exciting, colourful and rewarding experience, particularly if you explore the NRICH website! A hundred and fifty years ago life was very diffe...

Research in Mathematics Education "I would rather die": reasons given by 16-year-olds for not continuing their study of mathematics Margaret Brown a , Peter Brown a , and Tamar...