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Maths Joke
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...
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In our metric world of 10s and 100s, why does time turn in 12s, 24s and 60s?
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...
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Student elections, what you need to know.
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...
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10-3=13
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...
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Mathematicians Offer Elegant Solution to Evolutionary Conundrum
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...
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Zero joke
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...
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Is math pointless?
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...
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Maths and Poems.
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...
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Worth a read??
These are two pages from website which I have shared on my Facebook page recently and are both relatively interesting. The first...
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