The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of February, is now online at Math Mama Writes. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. For more information about the Carnival of Mathematics, click here.
Möbius: the film
Mathematical concept + thriller plot = cinema gold. Everyone knows the formula. This time, it’s the turn of the Möbius strip. (this trailer is possibly not safe for work) [youtube url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhUk6ifllVM]
Puzzlebomb – March 2013
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 15 of Puzzlebomb, for March 2013, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 15 – March 2013 The solutions to Issue 15 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 15 – March 2013 – Solutions Previous issues of Puzzlebomb, and their solutions, can be found here.
Reading aloud and enlarging mathematics
My collaborators at The Aperiodical, Katie Steckles and Christian Perfect, have launched a new mathematics magazine podcast called All Squared. In the first episode, number one1, Katie and Christian speak to Edmund Harriss about speaking mathematics out loud. Towards the end of the conversation, they speak a little about some of the ambiguity in spoken…
All Squared, Number 1: Maths out loud
We’ve been quietly making plans and gathering material for a new project over the past couple of weeks, after noticing that there’s an unusual paucity of maths podcasts at the moment. Well, that exciting new project is now happening, and it’s a half-hour podcast featuring maths, guests, puzzles and links from the internet. It’s called…
Making sense of all the recent reports on the state of mathematics education
You may be aware of seemingly endless reports in recent years on the state of mathematics education in England. Marie Joubert says that at least 28 such reports have been published since the beginning of 2011. Now Marie is hoping to “‘draw on the wisdom of the mathematics education crowds’ to develop a shared understanding of…
English/Asian mathematics education comparison: what the IoE report actually says
According to a report by the University of London’s Institute of Education, the very best 10-year-old English students are as good at maths as their counterparts around the world, but have fallen behind by around two years by the time they reach their GCSEs. Cue frothy-mouthed calls for more rigour and tougher exams, presumably since…