“If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content”There are very few things that are perfect in the world. But in maths, there are perfect numbers. What is a perfect number? To describe what a perfect number is, we first need to know what a factor is.The factors of a… Continue reading Perfect numbers
In a previous blog I looked in more detail into “the daddy of all integer sequences” - the Fibonacci sequence. While the Fibonacci sequence is an impossible sequence to match up to, there are plenty of other intriguing integer sequences out there. So if you can deal with the disappointment… Continue reading The Look-and-Say Sequence
Following on from the previous blog, which showed you a series of tricks you can use to determine if a number is divisible by the numbers 2 to 6, this blog will build on this for the numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Rule for 7 This is… Continue reading Divisibility rules for numbers 7-12
In this blog I will show you how you can easily check any number is divisible by the numbers 2-6. So simple that should your mental arithmetic be strong enough, you will be able to just take a glance at the number and know immediately whether it is divisible by… Continue reading Divisibility rules for numbers 2-6
We have previously touched upon Fibonacci sequences when discussing different types of sequences for GCSE maths so you may already be familiar with them. This blog will go into more detail and show you some more uses of the Fibonacci sequence that you probably wouldn’t expect!What is the Fibonacci sequence?The… Continue reading The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio
