The Math Mystery

16/07/2019

Do you like math movies?

Stand and Deliver

14/07/2019

Give 'em to your cutie "pi" or keep them for yourself.

13/07/2019

True or false: 0.999… = 1.

False, right? Well…actually the correct answer is true. How is that possible, you’re probably asking? If you put three “…” in a row after a number, that means it goes on indefinitely. So 0.999… can never equal 1, right? Sorry, but 0.999… does equal 1 and we can prove it to you. Here is a pretty simple way of looking at it. We all know that 1/3 = .333… If you multiply both sides by three you’ll see that 3/3 equals 0.999… Therefore, 3/3 = 1 = 0.999… Would you look at that! The reason people have a hard time believing this is because the idea of infinity is a hard idea to grasp. Most people imagine a final 9 somewhere down the line. It’s actually pretty simple when you break it all down.

10/07/2019

What are you reading?

When I was a college student, I saw a list of essential math books on a blog. I promised to myself to read all those books in 10 years…

09/07/2019

St Andrews beats Oxford to take second place in Guardian university rankings

July 9, 2019 No comments Uncategorized St Andrews beats Oxford to take second place in Guardian university rankings | Education | The Guardian Posted by admin The Scottish university positions itself to challenge Cambridge for the top spot in the latest league tables. Oxbridge’s ancient grip on th...

09/07/2019

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09/07/2019

Do you know the answer?

08/07/2019

Which famous mathematicians do you know?

07/07/2019

15 of the Best Math Apps for Elementary School Students

Spread the loveAt last count, there were over 80,000 educational apps available to teachers. There are apps for everything: literacy, STEM, productivity, audiovisual, etc. There are apps which improve accessibility for students with different learning challenges, i.e. text to voice, voice to text, e...

06/07/2019

Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds – math mystery

June 15, 2019 No comments Uncategorized Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds Posted by admin by RMIT University Research shows bee brains may be capable of connecting symbols to numbers. Credit: RMIT University We’ve learned bees can understand zero and do basic math, and now a new study ...