January 28, 2016
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A wee post about crystal growing and the learning that can come from that ! Another area that I am not so comfortable with but have thrown myself wholeheartedly into finding out as much as I can and what better … Continue reading → Continue reading
November 13, 2015
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It would appear that maths is permeating my entire life at the moment. This is undoubtedly because of the looming assignment I am due to write and the several books that I am dipping into. However, I have found myself … Continue reading → Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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My son came home from school today and as usual I asked him how his day was…what did you do? Did you have fun ? Expecting the usual lacklustre response of “yeah it was good…” you can imagine my surprise … Continue reading → Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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As part of my recent maths elective we were looking at the Ishango bone. Some mathematicians may argue that this form of tallying cannot be called true maths as there are no concepts of fundamental mathematics involved . However I am not convinced. Maybe it is because we take for granted numbers and the way […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Having already established in my previous post, I really was not a lover of maths (note the past tense) it would appear that the subject is warming on me. Let me explain why. Having recently opted to embark upon the discovering mathematics elective module I walked into the first lecture feeling rather nervous. I should […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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I think to lay the foundations for this post I need to start at the beginning with my own thoughts, experiences and aspirations. Maybe it was growing up in the school system of the 80’s and 90’s or perhaps it was the teachers that shaped my views on the subject of mathematics, either way, I […] Continue reading
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