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    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 19

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted May 17, 2020

    Welcome to the nineteenth match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 18

    By Sam Hartburn. Posted May 15, 2020

    Welcome to the eighteenth match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 17

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted May 13, 2020

    Welcome to the 17th match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: Season 3 ‘trailer’

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted May 12, 2020

    Mathematical Objects

    Katie and Peter give a little update on the podcast, life in lockdown and the upcoming season/series 3. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 16

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted May 11, 2020

    Welcome to the 16th match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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    Travels in a Mathematical World

    Mathematical play with young children

    By Peter Rowlett. Posted May 9, 2020

    Maths blocks

    I was recently asked for my advice for encouraging maths play with a young child. I should start by saying I’m not qualified to talk about this with authority – I teach mathematics, but to undergraduates. The closest thing I have to relevant experience is playing with my son who is nearly 5, so I…

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 15

    By Sam Hartburn. Posted May 9, 2020

    Welcome to the fifteenth match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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