November 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Millennium Mathematics Project
Following on from my previous blog post which was about maths in sport, during my research and reflection for this blog post i came across the Millennium Maths Project. The Millennium Maths Project is an education initiative designed for children aged between 3 and 19, created by that mathematics and education departments of The University […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflecting on the Discovering Mathematics Module
Throughout this module we have been looking topics and how mathematics is used in each of them. We have looked at topics from medicine to art and more mathematical based topics such as time and probability. In the lectures we have been looking at the origins of the topics, how maths is used in them […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Counter-Intuitive Maths
We recently had a lecture on counter-intuitive maths. Walking into this lecture I had no idea what the term counter-intuitive maths meant. Counter-intuitive maths is something that goes against what you thought it would be or your intuition. The aim of the lecture was for us to be less confused about why somethings happen in […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths not your forte?
I started playing the piano when I was 7 and I picked up the oboe when I was 8. Through the oboe I’ve been playing in school orchestras, in church and my local school board orchestra as well as singing in school choir. I would consider myself quite a musical person and I really enjoy […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Music and Maths
“Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting,” said seventeenth century philosopher Gottfried Leibniz. There are a number of connections between music and maths including beats in a bar, musical intervals and tempo. Without these, it would be extremely hard to compose and perform music as […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on It’s Everywhere!
As I have said before, my views on maths weren’t exactly the best. I saw it as a hard subject that only ‘maths people’ were good at. When I think of maths, I instantly picture a desk, a textbook and puzzled faces. It has always been about answering set questions and getting them wrong or […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths games, puzzles and fun
In a recent discovering mathematics workshop, we explored the mathematics behind various different games and puzzles. Board games are always something I loved as a young child. I would spend many days with friends and family surrounding a board game and having fun. In this workshop we began looking at Sudoku. A standard game consists […] Continue reading
November 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Discovering Maths: Going Forward
After receiving our final input today for the Discovering Mathematics module, I realised how much my opinions and misconceptions of mathematics have changed. I wanted to write one final blog post to summarise some of the key discoveries I have made over the course of the semester and the ways in which I will use […] Continue reading
November 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Music
I have never played an instrument in my life or classed myself as musically talented. My brother plays the bagpipes and it amazes me how he can look at the notes and knows what it means. My musical abilities go as far as playing the recorder in primary school. So, when I found out we […] Continue reading
November 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Sport
Maths and Sport have very strong links, most of which I had no idea even existed until our input on the subject and further research afterwards. One very obvious link between the two is the use of different scoring systems in various sports. Some scoring systems are quite simple such as the one used in […] Continue reading
November 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Puzzles, Games and Fun
In our most recent lecture we looked at how mathematics can be used in various puzzles and games. Most of the time we don’t take into consideration the mathematical logic that can be used to complete puzzles or win games. We started off by looking at one of my favourite puzzle games; Sudoku. My grandmother […] Continue reading
November 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Sport
Throughout my childhood and even now I have never been someone who enjoys or is good at many sports, the dreaded thought of PE class would be something I would try to avoid as best as I could and would suspiciously seem to “forget my PE kit” at every given occasion. I did however try […] Continue reading
November 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Can Animals Count ?
In a recent maths input I was asked the question, ‘Can animals count?’. Straight away I laughed and responded with not a chance, but after the input and doing some of my own research, I am now unsure of my answer. The first piece of information which made me doubt myself was down to a […] Continue reading
November 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths Games and Puzzles
Who doesn’t love a board game? Board games are something which friends and families across the world, join together to play. However, what many people do not realise is, that board games and puzzles are a fun and exciting way of practicing mathematics at home or in a fun, school environment. Most board games and […] Continue reading
November 26, 2017
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Comments Off on Outdoor Learning
I am a huge fan of outdoor learning! I think my passion has mostly stemmed from my experiences working in a nature nursery, where I saw many of the benefits of the outdoor environment for my children. Unfortunately, I see much less outdoor learning taking place in school. So, what is outdoor learning? Well the … Continue reading Outdoor Learning → Continue reading
November 25, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflection post on science and maths!
What links does maths have with science? In class, we drew graphs to plot y=x, y=x^2, y=1/x and y=1/x^2. In order to draw these graphs, we first needed a fundamental understanding of basic concepts such as numbers, the sequence of numbers and being able to understand patterns in order to compare results and see […] Continue reading
November 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Art and The Fibonacci Sequence
In our input with Anna, we learnt that there are many different aspects of maths within art. It was very interesting to learn about and see for ourselves. The first activity that we took part in was drawing in the style of Mondrian. Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944) was one of the founders of the […] Continue reading
November 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Taekwondo
Taekwondo is something I have loved since a young age. Throughout my 17 years of doing this sport I have had to face many challenges however it wasn’t until our recent workshop that I started to think about the mathematics that are involved. One of the most obvious concepts of mathematics is the scoring system […] Continue reading
November 23, 2017
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Comments Off on The next Alan Sugar?
Wednesday nights in my house currently consist of settling down on the sofa at 9pm with a mug of hot chocolate to watch the newest episode of The Apprentice. So finding out we were doing an apprentice-style business simulation I was very excited. Everyone gets caught up in thinking that if they were in The […] Continue reading
November 23, 2017
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Comments Off on Smack-ball
During our lecture on maths in sport we were instructed to either improve the rules of an existing sport or to create our own sport. We decided that since none of us knew enough about one particular sport we would create our own. We created a game called smack ball. The aim of the game […] Continue reading
