Today’s blog is another review of a times tables app. I’ve already reviewed Math Ninja, which ended with an overall rating of 20/30 and 10 Minutes A Day which scored 24/30. Today I’ll be reviewing TimesTablesHero. TimesTablesHero Review Cost: FreeThe format of this app is a little different to the… Continue reading Times Table App Review – TimesTablesHero
As expected, the summer 2023 GCSE and A-Level grade attainments dropped significantly compared to summer 2022. This is due to grade boundaries returning to pre-pandemic levels for the first time since 2019. For example, the raw mark needed to pass GCSE Edexcel foundation maths in 2022 was 135. This shot… Continue reading GCSE and A-Level Results 2023
In previous blogs, we’ve looked at some interesting integer sequences. We’ve looked at the Fibonacci sequence, the Look-and-say sequence, Golomb’s sequence and Van Eck’s sequence. Today, we’re looking at the Lazy Caterer’s sequence.You can find this sequence on the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences here. How to generate the sequence… Continue reading The Lazy Caterer’s Sequence
It’s nearly time for students in Bristol to go back to school for another academic year. In this blog, I will be looking at the state-funded schools in Bristol and ranking them based on KS4 (GCSE) attainment in maths. Obviously there are many other factors to consider when choosing a… Continue reading Ranking Bristol’s secondary schools by GCSE maths attainment
In the previous blog, in which I calculated the arc length of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, there were multiple steps to solving the problem. We had to calculate the radius of the sector. Then, we used this radius to calculate the angle of the sector. Then we had to use… Continue reading Rounding errors
