Maths history
Marie-Sophie Germain (1776-1831) made a major contribution to number theory, acoustics and elasticity, born 1 Apr http://t.co/r4Au2iwh8b
— Maths History (@mathshistory) April 1, 2014
colors of math — a movie
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Cliff Pickover tweet
Scream! The string 79873884 1st occurs in Pi at position 79873884, counting from 1st digit after the decimal point. pic.twitter.com/kcASDJSV1A
— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) March 30, 2014
Maths teaching in China
…mathematics in the Chinese curriculum is not seen as an elite subject. It is viewed as an essential of life, and one in which everyone can be highly competent if you work at it. ‘Maths gets you everywhere’ is a common phrase used in China and far from turning pupils off the subject, this focus and respect for it gives their pupils confidence and purpose.
Sean Harford HMI, National Director, Initial Teacher Education, Ofsted
Mathematics teaching in China: reflections from an Ofsted HMI
Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart » An iPad app to show the beauty and wonder of numbers
David Acheson of 1089 and all that
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“…one of the key elements of mathematics, at its best, is the element of surprise.”
Plus article by David Acheson on The element of surprise in mathematics
How to understand the scalar product of two vectors
What is the meaning of the scalar product for vectors?
I found an answer at math exchange how to understand dot product is the angle’s cosine? and motivation behind the definition of the dot product.
FE Magazine – Issue 32: And finally… – NCETM
FE Magazine – Issue 32: And finally… – NCETM.
News of a mathematics museum and exploratorium to be opened in the UK — MathsWorldUK
The greatest mathematicians of all time
I have just come across this list and find it pretty unsurprising although Newton at #1 ahead of Gauss and Euler seemed a bit much. Emmy Noether is at #27. Maxwell is not given a ranking but is on the list. A shame I think although I do take the point about JCM working in mathematical physics more than in pure maths.
Testing
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