December 24, 2017
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Before you immerse yourself in these words for a few minutes, you will be all the wiser from knowing that this blog post is my Christmas Eve letter to Santa (and Rudolph). Don’t worry, I’m old enough to realise that Santa is a fictional character, but the magic can still exist- right?! Merry Christmas for … Continue reading “Rudolph, I’ve got a letter for you (and Santa too, of course)!”
December 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Conquering the Fear of the Unknown
Have you ever been in a situation where you have felt completely unprepared, perhaps overwhelmed or just scared because you were faced with something brand new? Maybe it was something as small as taking a mode of public transport to somewhere you had never been before or walking into a room full of people you […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Play to win!
In workshop, we were looking at the mathematics behind puzzles and board games. One of the games we looked at was Sudoku. People argue that there is no arithmetic in Sudoku as there’s no adding or calculations necessary. However, surely being able to look at patterns and sequences across the Sudoku square is using basic […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Final Thoughts on Discovering Mathematics
At the beginning, I was unsure if this module would be beneficial for me. This was because during the first session we were asked to put up our hands if we have maths anxiety. For me, this is something I had never really considered as I loved maths throughout school and I started to feel […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Over and Out.
What do I Think? I chose the Discovering Maths module as an elective in my second year, because I was afraid of maths and always avoided even attempting any mathematical problems. Despite coming through primary and secondary school in the ‘top maths group’ and being very competent and confident in the subject, it all went […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Would you Take a Chance?
Probability & Randomness As we are all aware, when we can’t decide what to do, we flip a coin. It is well known that by flipping a coin you have a 50/50 chance of either getting heads or tails. However, that’s not true. It is a common misconception that the toss of a coin offers […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Do I Need to be a Mathematician to Play Games?
Everyone loves a little bit of Sudoku! As much as I hate to admit it, I have always been a lover of Sudoku. Despite never thinking highly of my math skills, I always managed to complete puzzle after puzzle – I have even been gifted a 365 puzzle book, one Sudoku puzzle for every day […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Discovering Mathematics Reflection
After finishing the Discovering Mathematics module, I have decided to take some time to reflect upon my experiences within the module. At the start of the module, and before it even began, my attitude towards mathematics was extremely negative. I feel this is because maths was always a subject which I struggled with at school, […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Farewell to Discovering Mathematics
So, first Semester is coming to a close and Discovering Mathematics has ended. Overall, I have learnt that fundamental mathematics (connectedness, multiple perspectives, longitudinal coherence and basic ideas) is clearly essential in the wider society as it is present in almost every area of our personal lives and the world around us. I believe that […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Is there maths behind board games and puzzles?
My family have always been into board games therefore I’ve grown up with the rituals of always playing them on boxing day etc. Thinking that there was maths behind these games and even simple mathematical methods used to win the game made it even more interesting and in intrigued me to investigate more. In class […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflecting on Discovering Maths
When beginning the module, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from it. In fact, when picking it at the end of first year I expected I’d be going into another maths class like at school – which filled me with excitement. I have to say I was a little disappointed when I found out […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on The End of Discovering Maths
Before this module I saw maths as a boring subject which I wasn’t very good at and had no interest in. However now that the module has finished I see maths as a fascinating subject, which I use on a daily basis without even realising. Three months ago I wrote my first blog post saying […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on The creativity of Maths
Before this module I saw maths as a boring subject which involved sitting with a text book doing fractions and percentages but throughout this module I have realised there is more to maths than a boring subject which I needed to get into uni. The first workshop which changed my opinion of maths and I […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on The Importance Of Maths…
Before this module I never realised the extent to which maths is involved in every day life and how beneficial having a mathematical knowledge can really be. In a recent module we had Dr Ellie (from the university medical school) come to talk to us about maths and statistics. She told us how important it […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Final Reflection on Discovering Mathematics
As semester 1 draws to an end, I have decided to round off by reflecting on the last 12 weeks of discovering mathematics. Over the course of the module my understanding and opinions of mathematics have changed drastically, and this has truly surprised me. As someone who would say they struggle with maths anxiety, I […]
December 4, 2017
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in our recent input on mathematics in business, Richard set us an apprentice style business simulation to demonstrate the mathematics in demand planning. As someone who watches the apprentice religiously every week, I was extremely excited at the opportunity to pretend I was one of the candidates trying to impress Lord Sugar (well in this case […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Discovering Mathematics- Reflection
At the very beginning of the Discovering Mathematics module I was quite anxious about maths as a whole however I had the intentions of getting the most out of the module and hopefully changing my attitude towards maths going forward in my teaching career. This module has definitely changed my outlook on the subject and […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths, Games and Puzzles
In our final maths input we looked at the maths linked to puzzles and games. There are many games in which maths is involved and I feel as though it is a great thing to bring into the classroom in order to engage children with maths in a fun and interesting way. The first puzzle […]
December 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths, Supply Chains and Logistics
In a recent workshop we explored maths and the links it has with supply chains and logistics. This is something that I had next to no prior knowledge about however I left the lecture feeling very informed on the topic. A supply chain is the processes involved in the production or distribution of a product. […]
December 2, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflecting Upon the Discovering Mathematics Module
I would just like to take some time to look back on the past three months of this module, reflecting on how my opinions on maths has changed, and how I will moved forward with the experience that I have gained. Beginning this module back in September, I didn’t fully know what to expect from […]
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