November 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Business
In a recent Maths workshop we looked at another way in which maths appears in our every day lives. Our focus of the workshop was supply chains and logistics. We began by talking about food miles, which according to the oxford dictionary is, “a measure of the distance travelled by foods between the place where […] Continue reading
November 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Can Animals Count??
In a recent input with Richard we were faced with the question “do you think animals can count?”, after a few moments of silence and deep thought this sparked a very interesting discussion on whether or not we thought animals have any form of numerical understanding. Some of us making suggestions like “my dog knows […] Continue reading
November 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Sports
In one of our inputs with Richard, we looked at exploring mathematics within sport. I was not surprised that maths was an integral part of sport, unlike art and stories, which was more surprising to me. We were given the first ever recorded football league table to look at. Our first task was to take […] Continue reading
November 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Netball with a Twist
I have never considered in depth the mathematical concepts that underpin sports. The scoring is about the only maths I can think of. However when given the task to create a new sport or update an existing one, I found that maths was key to making the game more challenging and exciting. Our table looked […] Continue reading
November 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Beans! Beans! Beans!
Today’s input was all about logistics and supply chain maths. We paired ourselves up and became the managers of our own stores. We were given a budget and a list of products, then told to choose 5 items we wanted to purchase and sell in our shop for the summer, autumn, winter and spring periods. […] Continue reading
November 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
When I was first asked to describe what profound understanding of fundamental mathematics (PUFM) meant, the panic and fear immediately set in. To me this was something that seemed really complicated and confusing however upon further research and reading I have discovered this is not the case. Liping Ma believes that there are four […] Continue reading
November 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Can Animals Count?
There are similarities between humans and animals, yes, but do they have the ability to count? I would have originally said not a chance, however after today’s input I’m not so sure. We looked at various examples of animals “counting” the first being Clever Hans. Clever Hans was around in the 1900’s, he was a […] Continue reading
November 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Can maths be creative?
To me the obvious answer to this question was no. When I look back to my time learning maths in school my memories mainly consist of textbooks pages, worksheets, and more textbook pages. For most of us this was, and still is our experience of maths within the classroom. According to the ‘Trends in International […] Continue reading
November 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Music
Music has always been a subject which I love but have never been very good at, after TRYING to learn the violin (we wont talk about that today) I discovered I was never going to be a musical genius. I love nothing more than listening to a bit of Taylor Swift or watching a good […] Continue reading
November 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Application of maths for a business simulation.
In a workshop, I took part in a business situation which demonstrated an application of Profound understanding of fundamental mathematics in the real world! An overview of what was involved in this business simulation: We had 5,000 Euros to spend for each quarter of the year We had to choose a maximum of 5 […] Continue reading
November 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Mathematics and creativity?
Maths AND creativity?? I know! two words you would never normally put together. Maths is usually a subject people associate with lessons that involve worksheet upon worksheet where your answer can either be right or wrong. Where is the fun in that? No wonder so many children hate maths when they are stuck doing the […] Continue reading
November 18, 2017
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Comments Off on Counter Intuitive Maths – The Monty Hall Problem
I found the concept of counter intuitive maths very interesting as it applies to many situations I have faced, like sitting a multiple choice test. Counterintuitive is something that goes against what you believe to be right based on common sense or logic. Learning about the psychology and thinking process behind it has been interesting […] Continue reading
November 18, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Play
Play is an important part of learning and is vital to a child’s development. Play is used across the curriculum to aid learning. There is a focus on active learning in Curriculum for Excellence, it aims to provide opportunities for investigation and exploring. Through play, children can discover and ask questions they may not of […] Continue reading
November 17, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Music
Music is something that I have always had a strong interest in and I studied the subject throughout my time at high school. Little did I know just how many links there were between music and maths. I was always very aware of the simple mathematical concepts that were involved in music such as determining […] Continue reading
November 16, 2017
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Comments Off on Mathematics and Motorcyclists
Today in Discovering Mathematics, we considered the mathematics behind motorcycles and racing. Motorcycles and motorcycle racing, is not something which I have ever had a particular interest in. However, it was interesting to see the mathematics behind them and understand how different mathematic concepts affect the way they drive, the speed which they drive at, […] Continue reading
November 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Mathematics in Computer Games 👾
As part of this module we have looked at many examples of where fundamental mathematics comes into different industries, one of which being the computer/video game industry. In particular, I wanted to write about mathematics in computer games because when I was younger I was introduced to programmes such as Scratch – a programme which […] Continue reading
November 15, 2017
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Comments Off on The Sound of Maths
Maths and music go hand in hand. “Rhythm depends on arithmetic, harmony draws from basic numerical relationships, and the development of musical themes reflects the world of symmetry and geometry.” Marcus du Sautoy (2011). There are many links between maths and music such as the value of notes, the rhythm, the amount of beats in a bar, […] Continue reading
November 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Doctors or Mathematicians?
Statistics and Data in Medicine Statistics can be defined as a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data. It can be a very complicated area of mathematics but essential in the medical world. Medicine has become increasingly reliant on mathematics in recent years. Statistics are used every single […] Continue reading
November 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Statistics can save lives!
From the lecture presentation I developed my understanding of the fundamental mathematics behind statistics as statistics couldn’t be understood without starting with fundamental basic mathematics. Also, statistics are an example of longitudinal coherence as they give a full picture and can be broken down to basic concepts that were built upon each other which Ma […] Continue reading
November 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths is not a Spectator Sport
My experience of sports has always been about avoiding falling over, getting hit in the face with a ball or accidentally scoring a goal in my own nets so I’ve never really stopped to think about the maths that comes with sports. Both of my younger brothers are really into playing rugby and I often […] Continue reading
