Keeping the Learning Going in Maths
During this difficult time, it has been great to see so much learning continuing in Maths. By continuing with routines, it is giving all students consistency and purpose in their...
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During this difficult time, it has been great to see so much learning continuing in Maths. By continuing with routines, it is giving all students consistency and purpose in their...
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Which numbers can you see?
Here is the link to the website: https://www.mentalup.co/blog/brain-teasers-2
Some really interesting videos on Maths can be found on Numberphile (A YouTube channel).
An interesting investigation relates to the following sequence:
To get the next number, if the number is even then divide by 2. If the number is odd then multiply by 3 and add 1.
Try it for this sequence: 20, 10, 5, 16, 8………… What happens?
Does this happen regardless of which number you start with?
This is called the Collatz Conjecture and is an unsolved problem in Maths.
If any student has any interesting Maths articles, puzzles or investigations they want to share, please email me, as well as your teacher.
There is so much learning continuing in Maths. As a student or parent, please do not hesitate to contact your teachers for advice.
Kind regards to you all at this difficult time.
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I first came across the term MOOC (which stands for Massive Open Online Course) when I went to a conference in 2015 where they were encouraging Sixth Form students to do a MOOC so...