5 Maths Gems #101

Happy New Year! Welcome to my 101st gems post. This is where I part around of the latest news, ideas in addition to resources for maths teachers.

1. Euclid's Elements 
Nicholas Rougeux (@rougeux) has made something incredible. He has recreated Byrne's 1847 edition of Euclid's Elements including interactive diagrams, cross references, in addition to a novel poster of all the master copy illustrations.
You tin read an in-depth weblog postal service on how it was made here. It's absolutely wonderful.
2. Retrieval Facts
Jonathan Hall (@StudyMaths) added a retrieval facts department to mathsbot.com. It's primarily designed for printing but tin live on projected onto the board too. I tin meet this beingness a helpful revision tool for Year 11.
If yous intend that regular quizzing is a practiced agency for students to acquire facts in addition to formulae, in addition to hence await out for an exciting novel mass which volition live on available for students to purchase inwards 2019. Listen to the halt of my recent podcast alongside Craig Barton if yous desire to know to a greater extent than close this.

3. Surds Bricks
Thanks to @pwdrysdale for sharing this surds activity. Each brick is the total of the ii beneath it.
4. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Level
Whilst preparing around CPD on Large Data Set for Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree I discovered this cute video explaining how oktas work. If yous learn Edexcel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree in addition to hence yous mightiness detect this helpful. The Examiner Report suggests that most students taking their Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree examination inwards June 2018 were clueless on oktas.


While we're on the dependent land of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level, produce banking concern gibe out this letter from a truthful cat nutrient company. @mathematicsprof wrote to them close how they could minimise textile if each can’s meridian equals its diameter. They wrote dorsum to explicate that it's agency to a greater extent than complicated than maths problems suggest. Next fourth dimension I learn optimisation I volition live on showing my students this letter!
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree teachers mightiness also similar this puzzle app which involves adding in addition to multiplying integers. It's bully fun for teachers, in addition to it mightiness live on useful for students learning to piece of job alongside negatives too.
It's actually fun hence produce bring a go.

Update
In instance yous missed them, I wrote ii posts over the Christmas holidays:


Check out @literallyjustq's latest thread close estimator functions which includes a estimator 'cheat' for finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence. 

Thank yous to Jamie Frost (@DrFrostMaths) for hosting drinks for maths teachers at his solid over again concluding calendar week - I had a bully evening.

I'll move out yous with @Blogdemaths' lovely 'How to Draw a Regular Pentagon, IKEA Version' (inspired yesteryear the piece of job of @ideainstruction).

All the best for 2019.







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