Greek mathematicians had a significant influence in not only developing mathematical theory but also in embedding mathematics in the classical and modern curricula. Apart from Pythagoras, who not only set up a school but has strict rules around behaviour and the basis of all knowledge in numbers, they were not learning theorists as such but […]
Pythagoras (570-495 BC), Euclid (~ 300 BC), Archimedes (287-212 BC) Read More »
Creating learning resources for blind students Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an enormous effort to produce — until now. A team of researchers has developed a method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on math textbooks. Läs mer [EurekAlert!]
Math that feels good Read More »
Plato’s Academy is thought by many to have been the first University, open to both men and women. He founded The Academy in 387 BC, a philosophical school that remained in use until AD 526, when it was finally closed down by the Emperor Justinian. Astonishingly, having run for 900 years, it rivals any current
Plato (428-348 BC) – Man of reason… but wary of fiction! Read More »
In 1906, Francis Galton was at a country fair where attendees had the opportunity to guess the weight of a dead ox. Galton took the guesses of 787 fair-goers and found that the average guess was only one pound off of the correct weight — even when individual guesses were off base. This concept, known
The wisdom of crowds: What smart cities can learn from a dead ox and live fish Read More »
2020:1 Omslagsbild gjord av Anna-Karin Johansson. Organisera och skapa goda matematiska samtal Susanne Frisk & Christina Skodras Vad kan lärare starta med för att organisera och skapa goda matematiska samtal? Författarna försöker besvara frågan utifrån några normer och kommunikativa drag som finns beskrivna i Matematiska samtal i klassrummet, vägar till elevers lärande. Vi har läst
School test scores often show gaps in performance between white and non-white students. Understanding the complex reasons behind this can help reduce those gaps and promote social equality, explains Mary Paula Arends-Kuenning, associate professor of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois. Arends-Kuenning is co-author of a study that analyzes math test scores
Du kan ladda ner alla problemen som en pdf. Glöm heller inte att skicka in dina lösningar! Vi publicerar lösningar och kommentarer när inkomna lösningar är sammanställda. Alla_problem_jan_20 Skicka in lösningar Vi utmanar alla enskilda, grupper och klasser att skicka in lösningar, kommentarer eller förklaringar till hur ni löst problemen. Bidragen kan vara digitala eller
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UNIGE (University of Geneva, Switzerland) researchers oversaw a new system of math learning whose purpose is to promote the use of arithmetic formulas at an early age; after a year, they observed a leap in students’ performance. Läs mer [EurekAlert!]
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Vi tackar Anton Ekblom, Partille Emil Gevorgyan, Växthusets skola, Mölndal Maja Gibbons, Mörbylånga Herman Hallonqvist, Örebro Douglas Oredsson, åk 8, Markaryd Liam Persson, Göteborg som har skickat in lösningar på minst ett av problemen. Rätt svar: 3 högar. Kvadraten ligger under triangeln i den första, fjärde och femte högen. Emils lösning: Problemet-1 Svar: 3 st.
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Matematikbiennalen, ett av Sveriges största möten med cirka 3000 deltagare, kommer till Växjö nästa år. Linnéuniversitetet är värd och kommer hålla biennalen i sina lokaler i Växjö den 16–17 januari 2020. Anmäl dig här [Linnéuniversitetet]
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