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Optimising novelty chocolate boxes – 2019 Higher Maths outrage

By adminMay 11, 2019January 18, 2021 Tags: 2019, Higher Maths, Novelty chocolate box, SQA

In 2018 it was the Nat5 ‘umbrella’ question that prompted tabloid outrage (see this article in the Scottish Sun ) and this year we have the ‘novelty chocolate box’ question in the Higher exam that, reportedly, has students in a tizz (the Scottish Sun, again). Here is the worked solution for the chocolate box question…

Pythagoras – The Theorem and More

By adminJune 29, 2018October 2, 2019 Tags: math, mathematics, maths, proof, proving, pythagoras, pythagoras theorem, theorem

Who was Pythagoras? If you hate maths then possibly the man to blame is Pythagoras of Samos. Before Pythagoras was a theorem he was a man who, aside from allegedly formulating this famous theorem coined the term philosopher, founded the Pythagorean Brotherhood, and discovered the fundamental relationship between musical notes that explained why some notes…

Mystical Magic Squares

By adminMay 31, 2018January 8, 2021 Tags: magic, magic square, math, mathematics, square

Have you checked out our first Maths Challenge on our Facebook page? During the current tutoring post-exam lull I’ve been picking up a few old interests of mine, one of which is creating an effective Sudoku solver app. And the first stage in solving a Sudoku puzzle is to understand the maths of magic squares….

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