Maths Resources (page 50)

Maths may seem to be the hardest subject at all stages of life but invest some time into Maths and it may seem like the easiest subject at all stages of life. Yes, it is true that oth...

About fifteen years ago, a student was talking about the Fibonacci Sequence, and told me that the Head of Mathematics in his school had stated that there was no general formula for th...

Born with a Maths Brain - Power or Poison? Is talent inborn? The belief that it is forms the backbone behind fears of inadequacy in areas of music, sport and a common area of strug...

Three-year-old Evonne loves going to preschool. She enjoys challenging activities and does not give up when things get tough. Evonne is a keen learner and talks to her teachers about ...

When studying for your GCSEs you have a great deal of stress and worry to overcome because of the number of subjects that you have. Not only do you have to navigate through all of the...

The purpose of this essay is to examine how a student's understanding of number systems evolves from primary school, through secondary school and beyond. I recently observed a lesson...

Well, one half-term has finished and there are roughly five weeks to go until the end of the current term. It has been an interesting first six weeks as I have seen seven students dec...

Prime numbers are numbers which can only be divided by themselves and by one. The first few prime numbers are: 2,3,5,7,11,13,17 and 19. They are sometimes called the building blocks...

"What sculpture is to a block of marble education is to the human soul" - Joseph Addison Today it is solely the art and development of education, that we human beings are capable...

Pfft, what`s the point of trigonometry anyway? I`m never going to use this!!! While that may be true, maths is so much more than just numbers and circles. To me, maths is a way o...