In this blog, I will outline the five most common numerical mistakes I’ve seen made by students of all levels – be it primary school students in their SATS or secondary school students in their non-calculator GCSEs. I will explain why people get it wrong so often, how you avoid… Continue reading 5 common numerical mistakes – don’t make these!
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Hailstone Numbers
In our blog we’ve already covered Kaprekar’s constant, as well as the (not-so) magic number 10. Here’s another cool little trick to sink your teeth into…First, pick a positive integer (whole number).Now, we are going to generate a sequence of numbers, starting with our starting number. Each term in the… Continue reading Hailstone Numbers
