Math is SPECTACULAR

Maths GCSE is a very important qualification to hold, in most parts of the United Kingdom. Many adults both young and old for whatever reason may not have passed their GCSE maths first time, or may not have even had the chance to take it. Starting a course from scratch can be daunting however, it can help towards moving on to further educational courses which could eventually lead to higher education at degree level or an alternative to degree level study.

Distance learning is an option that has become very popular in recent years, giving those who may not have the time to study a full time classroom based course the option to gain the qualifications they need from the comfort of their own home.  Distance learning maths courses can also be used for gaining entry to teacher training courses such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Education better known as the PGCE.

The majority of maths home learning courses are approved by and suitable for the main examining boards such as Edexcel and AQA.

Home learning is suited to individuals such as single mothers who cannot find the time to go into college to study. Even people who are working and want to gain extra qualifications to improve their career prospects. There are more and more options for individuals who want to change their lives for the better without sacrificing work or family life.

The majority of home learning maths courses can be completed in the students own time and are usually entirely flexible. The only time the student would have to go into college or an educational institution would be to take the formal exams. These usually take place at a local college or educational centre. It is up to the student to contact the establishment and make arrangements to sit the exams. All students studying a home learning course will have to make the institution aware that they are entering as a private candidate; therefore they will be responsible for paying the examination fee.

The cost of a maths home study course is affordable, therefore giving anyone who wants to take up study the option to do so without the worry of excessive course fees. Most home learning courses are available to purchase easily online, and normally give the student the option to have e mail or phone contact with the course tutor. Therefore although studying will be different from the traditional classroom study, the student is never alone because they always have the option of making contact with the course tutor.

When thinking about studying a home learning maths course it is always a good idea to contact the company to discuss your options before committing to anything. However it is never too late to gain the qualifications one needs to improve their quality of life.

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1. Let us consider any two equal non-zero quantities x and y.

x=y

2. Adding and subtracting x on left hand side of equation while adding and subtracting y on right hand side of the equation

x+x-x=y+y-y

3. Let us proceed as follows

2x-x=2y-y

2x-2y=-y+x

4. Taking 2 common from left hand side of equation and taking – common from right hand side of equation

2(x-y)=-(x-y)

5. Divide out by (x-y)

2=-1

Check it twice and try to pick out the mistake. You will not find any mistake because in mathematics there are some typical kind of mistakes difficult to pick out known as mathematical fallacies. The mistake actually is the division by zero, the very last step number 5. The division by (x-y), which is zero since x equals y. Since division by zero is undefined, the argument is invalid. A similar invalid proof would be to say that since 2 × 0 = 1 × 0 (which is true), one can divide by zero to obtain 2 = 1.

Math is just awesome and amazing sometimes. After all this I am in a very good position to say, “I LOVE MATHS”.  You can find some more very interesting mathematical fallacies at Wikipedia. Here is the link to follow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2=1. Hope you have enjoyed the proof. Show this to your teachers to puzzle them and make fun out of maths.

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One of the main fears that vocational learners have before starting a training program is whether their maths and english skills will be good enough to enable them to complete their qualification.

If you are aged 14 to 16 and join a vocational training provider such as Sprint Training in Sheffield as part of your school curriculum, then it really does not matter what stage you are at with Maths and English. All good training providers will have a strong support network in place to give you all the help you need to improve your key skills. This will be more than enough to help you achieve the Level 1 qualification you are undertaking.

If you are aged 16 to 18 and join a Stepping Stones program, then the same applies. The dedicated support team will work hard to ensure that your literacy and numeracy skills are brought to the level that will enable you to progress with your vocational training. Many training providers will accredit at Level 1 to enable you to move on, either into a new job or into further training.

If you start an Apprenticeship, then ideally your literacy and numeracy will already be at Level 1 before you start. However, if that is not the case, its not the end of the world, because your training provider will be able to give you a level of support prior to starting your apprenticeship that enables you to reach Level 1 standard for Maths and English.

These skills are developed within the Key Skills part of the apprenticeship and form an important part of the overall programme. In addition to numeracy and literacy, there are various Key Skills available such as communication and self-development. Various elements of the Apprenticeship programme enable Learners to gain confidence and, interestingly, in a recent survey, 80% agreed they were better at managing their time and responsibilities after several weeks.

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So many people around the globe are looking for and. Is it that homework assignments have become tough or is it that students are unable to answers math problems? Yes, I agree that standard of education has increased in the recent days, but the expert assistance which students receive is still the same. Math answers have become something which the student is still struggling to derive. Math is a very complicated subject for which initially extra effort and expert assistance is required. In spite of having many online tutoring, private tuitions and home tuitions students are not able to understand the concepts well and because of this they start to develop an aversion towards the subject which in turn reflects on their grades. Due to this factor the number the college dropouts have increased in the recent days. www.ehomeworkonline.com has adopted a methodology to provide math answers and also act as a math problem solverto studentswho are unable to derivemath answers

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Year 7 Homework Sheet  A – Mixed Topics

1. Work out (don’t use your calculator):

a) 46 ×7

b) 3192 ÷ 7

c) 4129 – 1387

d) 1.47 + 12.8

2. David has some goldfish in a fish bowl (use the letter g to stand for the amount of goldfish in the bowl). Write down a mathematical expression for the amount of goldfish in the bowl if:

a) 5 more goldfish are added

b) 5 are taken out

c) the amount of goldfish are multiplied by 6

d) the amount of goldfish is divided by 2.

3. If x = 7 and y = 5 work out:

a) x + y

b) 3x

c) 4y

d) 2x + 3y

4. Calculate:

a) 15% of £280.

b) 25% of £16

5. In a survey on favourite school subjects:

 14 people voted Maths

12 people voted Science

4 people voted English

Draw a pie chart. If you don’t have a protractor just calculate the angles needed for each subject.

Answers:

Score 1 mark for each correct answer:

1.

a)322

b) 456

c) 2742

d) 14.27

2.

a) g + 5

b) g – 5

c) 6g

d) g/2

3.

a) 7 + 5 = 12

b) 3 × 7 = 21

c) 4 × 5 = 20

d) 2 × 7 + 3 × 5 = 14 + 15 = 29

4.

a) 10% = 28 and 5% = 14, so 28 + 14 = 42

b) 10% = £1.60 and 5% = £0.80. So £1.60 + £1.60 + £0.80 = £4.00

5.

The angles required are:

a) 14 × 12 = 168

b) 12 × 12 = 144

c) 4 × 12 = 48

Total marks 17.

If you scored 15 – 17 marks Grade A

If you scored 12 – 14 marks Grade B

If you scored 9 – 11 marks Grade C

If you scored 5 – 8 marks Grade D

Less than 5, Grade E

Useful links:

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Expressions

Percentages

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My Experience of Using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set vs. Traditional Chess Set

 

Frank Ho

 

Canada certified math teacher and founder of Ho Math and Chess Learning Center, Canada

 

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Toward the end of 2007, I released the innovative chess teaching set Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set using Geometry Chess Symbols to indicate each chess piece’s move buy marking GCS on the surface of each uniformed look of chess piece.

 

My idea of creating this set is to use the symmetry lines of a square to show how each piece is supposed to move – an idea of “what you move is what you see”.

 

After my use of this set and teaching children for several months, I have some surprising and interesting anecdotes to share.

 

1.     Old dogs can not learn new tricks.

 

I have used the symbols of my invented Geometry Chess Symbol in my workbooks and created math and chess integrated worksheets and most children found that they are far more interesting than traditional worksheets. The most interesting is I intermixed Geometry Chess Symbols and traditional chess fonts in one workbook and children as young as 4 years old have no problems to accept both “symbols”. Those children who have never learned chess are accepting Ho Math and Chess with no problems at all and they found it is much easier to learn.

 

In contrast, I have some teens who have been playing the traditional chess set for a while and frowned at my invented chess set, despite I assured that the difference is only the look and the moves of each piece is marked so it is actually easier. But some of them remain unconvinced and are unwilling to even give a try, why? Their minds have fixed and told them to reject it without even trying. The other problem is their brains have been trained to accept “figures” not “lines” so the adjustment perhaps is difficult for some who have been playing 3-D figurine chess for their life.

 

It is interesting to note that in the past Chinese had created 3–D figurine Chinese set just like the way western traditional chess set has been created but the 3-D Chinese set was never popular. Is this because we only like to use the “instrument” the first time was introduced unless a vigorous marketing campaign has been put on? I had brought on the question that why some children still use their first–learned language to do math computation even when their mother-tongue language is already very rusty? Is there a so called “imprint’ effect on this kind of learning process? Perhaps this will be interesting research topic.

 

2.     The effect of using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set is far more than a mere comparison of likeness or not to traditional chess set. 

 

When moving a queen using traditional chess set, children would have to “translate” the image of a queen to the “moves” of how a queen is supposed to move. So my belief is there is an information “translation” retrieval process in ones’ brain. On the other hand, when using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set, the moves are visually marked on each piece, the “translation” from a figurine to “moves” is eliminated, this perhaps explains why a child as young as 4 years old can learn chess much easier by using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set.

 

I have observed that those children who can come up with answers directly when working on multiplications without having to going through a thinking process of using “tips”, “skip counting”, or “fingers manipulations” can find answers much quicker and also they can do reverse multiplication much easier, i.e. to find the factors of a number such as to find the factors of a number 64. I believe this has to do how a human process information, to find answers of all factors of 64 by going through “tips” or “skip counting”, or “finger manipulations” then the information is processed in a sequential way and the repertoire of information between factors and products is not “imprinted” in children’s brain so the computation power is not as strong as one trained with “indexed’ information retrieval that is the children can recall answers instantly and directly without delay by retrieving information stored in their brain.

 

The reason I brought my math teaching observation is to say that there could be a hidden advantage for children who have used Ho Math and Chess Teaching set. They will be able to directly retrieve the information about moves without delay. The learning curve is cut dramatically when using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set.

 

3.     Why children have no problem to switch from Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set to traditional chess set? 

 

Children have no problem to switch from using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set to traditional chess set and I am not abandoning traditional chess set at all but only stress that Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set is very good in teaching children chess. It puzzles why children can adapt to the use of playing chess from Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set to traditional chess set so easily?

 

Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set are all about lines and line segments and traditional chess set are 3 D objects and their moves have to be taught and remembered. These two types of designs represent very different images in children’s brain. So what effects would have on children when they have been trained by these two very different types of instruments?  This again represents an interesting research topic.

 

There are now two types of Chinese characters writings and for those who were trained to read simplified version seem to have less difficulty to read the traditional Chinese characters. On the contrary, those who were only taught traditional Chinese characters would have more difficulty to read simplified Chinese characters, why?

 

From my point of view, it is not a decision to use Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set or not rather it is a decision to see when to use it. For example, for some children it is much easier to use training wheels to learn how to ride a bike. Ho Math and Chess Teaching set is like a pair of training wheels for children who find it is much easier to learn how to ride a bike by using training wheels.

 

In my own experience I find that it is much easier for young children as young as 4 years old to lean chess without pain by using Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set, so why not use it? Later on, if children decide to use traditional chess set, then it is fine too since the traditional chess set is an international standard.

 

Ho Math and Chess not only uses Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set to train children how to play chess, this set of patent applied Symbolic Chess Symbols is also integrated into its math program to make math learning much fun and interesting. 

 

More fun math and information can be found at www.mathandchess.com.

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Fun math software is a kind of software that is meant for imparting math education to children through fun ways that include interesting games and other engaging activities. The basic idea behind developing and using such helpful tools is that children find it easy to learn subject as mathematics in an interactive manner as they respond well to such environments. Moreover, math software let kids use computer as they are run through computer system which they love them to work on and thus they love learning match through math software.

Parents are finding this math software very effective tool for their children as fun games help their children in learning math and also carrying out match research to learn more through interactive games. You can easily find different kind of math software in the market for your kids and provide them with a tool that will provide them with math education without any kind of fear and that too in an enjoyable manner.

Majority of parents believe that fun math software presents best ways of learning mathematics as it works like a personal math tutor.

It makes use of various kinds of fun games and interesting activities to make sure that children show a keen interest in math research to learn more. It offers much better results as compared to traditional methods of teaching math in schools. In such methodologies, children are taught the subject by just providing the conceptual explanations only. There is no fun activity involved and thus such patterns fail to keep children interested in learning math. While on the other hand there are so many benefits of offering math education through fun and interactive manner. Likewise advanced math software are also used in colleges and universities so that students can better visualize and understand the mathematics concepts. Likewise for young children, there is fun math software that can reduce the brainwork in solving wide range of mathematical euations. 

Education math software which is vigilantly designed by math teachers are developed with the sole aim of helping kids learn math by cultivating their interest in it.  It is ensured that education is provided through fun games and other interesting activities that can hold children interest intact and they don’t feel fear from the subject of mathematics. The innovative games also educate children the multi step problem solving approach, thus building a solid foundation in the subject of mathematics. A solid base in math is pre requite and serves as a foundation of a bright career. So go ahead and give your child carefully chosen fun math software teaching math through interactive mode to get best results.

Mind Research Institute is one such organization that offers a great deal of help to elementary and secondary students in learn mathematics through a varied range of math instructional software and systems. Their fun math software are highly beneficial in imparting math education to students. For more details you can visit their website at www.mindresearch.net.

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How to Make Math Class Fun

Math can be either a really fun subject to teach-or really boring. It doesn’t have to be boring though, since it’s the easiest subject to “spice up” for the kids-by simply relating it to their lives. Here are some tips for spicing up your math curriculum in class.

I think Math, and learning should be as fun as we can make it. But it shouldn’t stop with our young children. Everything is fun with them. How do you go about making math fun for the older ages, the teens, or college bound? Let’s all chip in and share the information below on the box provided.

Many students dislike math class, a fact that can be rectified through a few simple strategies that teachers can employ when planning and teaching math lessons.

Although many students dread math class, or find it boring, it is important for teachers to do whatever they can to make math class fun. Students who enjoy math class perform better on standardized tests. It is therefore important for teachers to do all they can to help students have fun while learning math.

Teacher Energy Creates the Learning Environment

If a teacher does not enjoy a subject, the students will not enjoy learning in that class either. The more positive energy a teacher has about a subject, the more enjoyable the class will be. A teacher who dislikes math may have a lower energy level than the teacher who enjoys math, and assign more seat-work. The more energy the teacher puts into planning and teaching, the more enjoyable the lessons will become, as students are getting out of their seats more.

Lesson Planning Tips for Making Math Class Fun

When planning for math class, it is important to come up with creative, interactive math lessons that involve the students in the learning process. Whenever possible, plan an activity that will get students up and moving about the classroom. Here are some tips for math planning:

Focus on only one math skill at a time to ensure in-depth learning

Anticipate the need to provide additional help for students who have difficulties learning

Over-plan activities to ensure that students who are advanced have something fun to do

Plan games whenever possible

Plan group work to allow advanced students to assist slower learners

Plan lessons that sound like they would be fun to teach

Fun Activities for Math Class

The more enjoyable the lesson, the more focused the students will be. Here are some fun games and other activities to use in math class:

Games to Play in Math: A popular game that students always enjoy, is Around the World. This is an easy game to play for a number of different math topics as well, including multiplication and division. With a little bit of effort, teachers can also put together a Jeopardy game, which will be sure to thrill students even as it reinforces their knowledge.

Activities for Math Class: Making math class fun can be as simple as incorporating food into lessons. Students always love it when they can use food to learn math, whether it is graphing M&M’s or learning about fractions with various flavors of pie. Use cereal, whipped cream, marshmallows and any other food item that you can to spice up your math lessons.

Other activities that students enjoy include anything that gets them out of their seats and moving around the room. Divide students into different groups and graph the number of students with glasses, long hair, etc. Pair students up and have them measure each other for lessons on non-standard units of measurement.

Remember that to have students enjoy math, the teacher must enjoy planning and teaching the lesson as well. Having high energy while teaching, and incorporating games and other fun activities will help students look forward to math class.

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For many children, math is neither fun nor easy. Many children find it difficult and uninteresting and unfortunately this attitude can lead to less chance of success and further distress. But changing a negative attitude towards math into a positive one can be as easy as making math more fun.

One of the best ways to do this is with the use of math games. Fun math games can be used in all areas of math and they are a great way introduce math concepts and to practice basic math skills.

If you choose the right math games they won’t be complex to play or to learn, or time consuming. There are many simple, quick math games that can be played with little or no equipment.

Many math games can easily be adapted for the classroom or for use at home. Some of these games can be used to teach or practice different math concepts and can be used with different ability levels.

The following is an example of a fun math game that can be adapted for different skills and levels.

This math game is very simple to play but requires skills in different areas. Students must have a concept of number order and place value to give the answer higher or lower and to provide guesses that are appropriate for the clues given.

Higher or Lower

To begin select the upper and lower number limits, e.g. between 10 and 100.

One player selects a number and records it on a piece of paper.

The other player/s guesses what they think the number might be. For each guess the first player tells if the chosen number is higher or lower. Play continues until the number is guessed.

Variations of Higher or Lower Math Game

This game can also be played in more advanced varieties to develop skills in ordering larger numbers, decimals or fractions. See the examples of more advanced games below.

- 3 digit number between 300 and 600 (e.g. 345)

- 4 digit number between 2000 and 4000 (e.g. 3027)

- number with 1 decimal place between 6 and 9 (e.g. 7.3)

- number with 2 decimal places between 4 and 5 (4.87)

- fraction with single digit numerator and denominator, between 0 and 1 (e.g. 4/5)

This math game can be played with two people so it is easy for a parent to challenge a child or it can be played by a whole class. In the classroom, the teacher can select the number and challenge students to guess it or a student can select a number between the given limits.

The game can be played with each guess being recorded and H or L written beside each guess. A more advanced version is to play orally which requires players to remember the previous guesses and answers.

So if you really want to make math fun for children, math games is the answer. The games don’t need to be complex and often you don’t need any special equipment.

Choose games that are simple to play and have simple rules but most importantly choose math games that are challenging and fun. For more fun with math why not try using a variety of games including math board games, card games and pencil and paper games.

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Want to improve your grades in mathematics? Willing to put on some effort to become better at math? Math worksheets will definitely do wonders!

As you probably know, the key to success in math is persistence and diligence. Not all of us are born with the genes to be a math genius, but we all have our chances to excel just the same.

Fortunately for parents, math worksheets are now more accessible than ever. They are made available through online site, some of them are even given for free.

What can math worksheets do to help you improve in math?

Grasping the concept thoroughly

First of all, math worksheets help students thoroughly absorb a particular math topic. I ensures that you know the concept from front to back and front again. This familiarizes you with different situations where the concept can be applied.

Improvement of problem solving skills

Practicing through math worksheets will introduce variety in the problems or topic advancement. Practicing will make the computational aspect of the math problem manageable. This way, you can start working on sharpening your problem solving skills.

Getting comfortable

With math worksheets, you will become very comfortable with test-like formats. You will also learn how to manage your time well in solving a problem. This way, when actual tests come, you will not have difficulties in time limits. Panicking and getting rattled in tests due to time limits bother your concentration, so they are definitely best to avoid. During your practice, you can even set goals and time limits. You will be surprised how this can help you in exams.

Improving efficiency

It has been proven that regular practice, be it through math worksheets or other means, make students efficient in solving math problems. This results to better test results. You should try it out and prove this for yourself.

Advancing at your own pace

Math worksheets allow you to regularly practice and improve your understanding in various concepts. This way, you have the opportunity to advance in math at your own pace. You also have the chance to actually learn and achieve more than what is being discussed in your school classes.

Routine and discipline

What is best about math worksheets is that it allows you to conveniently incorporate math practice into your daily schedule. In the world now where distractions are everywhere, there is no reason for you not to practice your math skills. This also establishes good study habits and discipline not only in math, but in your other subjects as well.

20 Minutes a day is enough

Regularly practicing for about 20 minutes a day through math worksheets is enough. A time this short devoted for math will do wonders for any student.

Most math worksheets now come in attractive pages which entice interest and attention. You do not have to drag yourself to hone your math skills. All you need is to download a few pages, and practice away. Remember – practice always makes perfect.

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