September 17, 2018
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Comments Off on Afraid of Maths?
‘Maths Anxiety’ Mathematics is a subject area that is often highly associated with negativity and anxiety. Much of this occurs in adults and stems from previous experiences. Haylock (2006 p2) states that “there are widespread confusions amongst the adult population in Britain about many of the basic mathematical processes.” This misunderstanding creates a negative attitude […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
December 4, 2017
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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 […] Continue reading
December 4, 2017
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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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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, […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
December 4, 2017
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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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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. […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
November 30, 2017
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Wow, what a quick semester and elective, exciting learning opportunities and interesting facts and information about maths. Discovering mathematics has broadened my mind to the idea that maths is all around us and is very important in general day to day life of everyone not just, mathematicians, scientists, teachers, doctors etc. Mathematics has been explored […] Continue reading
