Maths Joke

May 9, 2010, 4:42 am

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A man in a hot air balloon, realising he was lost, reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended further and shouted to the lady “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’tknow where I am.” The woman below replied, “You’re in [...]

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May 9, 2010, 5:54 am

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In our metric world of 10s and 100s, why does time turn in 12s, 24s and 60s?

May 10, 2010, 4:19 am

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Ever wondered why there are 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute? What’s with this 60 business? Let’s take a leap back in time, to around 4000 or 5000 years ago, when people found counting to 12 on one hand very simple: On one hand, using their thumbs, they would count [...]

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May 10, 2010, 5:25 pm

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As everybody knows, the General Elections have been and gone. For those at the University of Leicester who don’t know, elections also take place here. Whether it’s for a new constitution, a new council, part time officers, or what they call sabbaticals (full time officers, who are, to an extent, in charge of the students [...]

10-3=13

May 11, 2010, 6:56 am

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Counting is the basis of maths, having numbers to count with is second nature to us but how do count with only the words for the number 1, few and many? An article style review in The Times based on a book ‘Alex’s Adventures in Numberland’ explains how different cultures have different counting systems. The [...]

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May 13, 2010, 10:27 am

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UBC researchers have proffered a new mathematical model that seeks to unravel a key evolutionary riddle-namely what factors underlie the generation of biological diversity both within and between species. Evolutionary biologists have long recognized that the emergence of rare traits within a population can spur diversity. For example, being one of a few under-sized predators [...]

Zero joke

May 16, 2010, 6:12 pm

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This is a comedian a used to watch, Russel Peters.For those who don’t know him, he like joking around with different nationalities and their stereotypes. In this sketch he discusses how Indians invented the numeral zero, which comes to show that mathematical facts are also used in the comedy scene. I’ve tried to find the [...]

Is math pointless?

May 19, 2010, 4:39 pm

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For those who are familiar with Facebook, a friend of mine posted this: “Theorem: All numbers are equal. Proof: Choose arbitrary a and b, and let t = a + b. Then a + b = t (a + b)(a – b) = t(a – b) a^2 – b^2 = ta – tb a^2 – [...]

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Maths and Poems.

July 6, 2010, 5:59 am

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This is something I came across watching a teen movie : “Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay” for those who have seen it, ( those who haven’t yet should maybe consider it) Anyway the main character comes out with this poems in one of the scenes. This post is to show that Maths is [...]

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February 4, 2011, 5:25 pm

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These are two pages from website which I have shared on my Facebook page recently and are both relatively interesting. The first (http://m.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/feb/01/scientists-invent-invisibility-cloak?cat=science&type=article) is more to do with the science tag and is very cool The second is a general education article (http://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID=4643741973264866223&blogName=Hyperbole+and+a+Half&publishMode=PUBLISH_MODE_BLOGSPOT&navbarType=LIGHT&layoutType=LAYOUTS&searchRoot=http%3A%2F%2Fhyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com%2Fsearch&blogLocale=en&homepageUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fhyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com%2F&targetPostID=6840006846635534919) and since I am now doing a maths pgce (secondary) course I [...]