It’s that time of year when we take a look at the UK Government’s New Years Honours list for any particularly mathematical entries. Here is the selection for this year – any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list. Prof. Nick Woodhouse, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford.…
Mathematical Objects: Ox Blocks
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Ox Blocks. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
Mathematical Objects: Correntator with Christian Lawson-Perfect
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Correntator, a mechanical adding machine. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Christian Lawson-Perfect. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
#tmwyk: mathematical play and conversations with my kid
#tmwyk is a Twitter hashtag which stands for some approximation of “Talking math(s) with your/young kids”. It is used to share mathematical interactions with children. It is also the subject of my MathsJam talk this weekend. For me, I tend to use #tmwyk to share playful interactions with my son, following his interests and the…
That which we call an identity
I’m grateful to Jemma Sherwood and Rob Low for reading an early draft of this and for their comments thereon. All opinions are, of course, my own. This post is inspired by something that I see crop up now and again in discussions with other Maths teachers. It usually manifests itself as a rallying cry…
Mathematical Objects: Pseudorhombicuboctahedron
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the pseudorhombicuboctahedron. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
Mathematical Objects: A pair of skipping ropes
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a pair of skipping ropes. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes