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Holiday maths: A weird clock real-life maths Aug 20, 2016

When I went to the British Museum recently as part of my holiday plans, I saw a really interesting (some might say weird) clock there. And a ball that...

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Maths mistakes that make my eyes ache maths tips Aug 13, 2016

Yeah, I always feel the urge to poke my eyes out when I see someone violating maths by making one of these following mistakes and illegal maths moves....

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Converting fractions, decimals & percentages maths tips Aug 06, 2016

Everyone, not only when in school, needs—from time to time—to convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages, in any direction.

To make it quic...

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Statistics is boring... maths tips real-life maths Aug 06, 2016

...but you can make jokes about it!

My music teacher once told us he heard there was 1 Chinese person among every 10 people. As there were 30 student...

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Maths teacher or maths tutor? maths tuition maths tutor maths tutoring Jul 30, 2016

Ever since I moved to the UK, I've kept hearing the same old thoughts: "You're good at maths!" "You can teach A-level!" (I don't even mention I tutor ...

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Summer (maths) tuition: The student's nightmare? maths mindset maths tuition maths tutor maths tutoring Jul 23, 2016

Woohoo! End of term! Summer's ahead – six weeks of freedom! We are heading to the beach and will have fun, all the three days of summer we have here i...

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Proof of the genius of e to the power of x maths theory Jul 16, 2016

Continuing the thought from last week, I've done a little bit of research. Not much, as the ants in my room were bothering me last week way too much t...

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The powerful e to the power of x maths theory Jul 11, 2016

I'm not going to write here the very old maths joke about eˣ and differentiation. It's not that funny, even if you understood it. But I was recently w...

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Why do you hate maths? maths mindset maths tips Jul 02, 2016

Hmm? Yes, I'm really asking you — why? I get it when someone doesn't like broccoli, aka green mini-trees, as it may have a weird taste or something. (...

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What is maths good for? Real-life maths story #1 real-life maths Jun 26, 2016

My friend is an artist – an awesome one! Above all, he loves comics with his whole heart; he even owned a comic book shop once, and I believe he's goi...

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When is the best time to start GCSE maths tuition? exam preparation gcse maths exams maths tuition maths tutor maths tutoring Jun 18, 2016

Are you in early KS3 (Key Stage 3) years and already looking for a GCSE tutor? Do you have exams in two weeks and still haven't started preparing prop...

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Don’t lose silly marks on your maths exam exam tips maths exams maths tips Jun 11, 2016

Do you want to achieve the best grade, but you're still losing marks? Do you think you know your maths, but your mock exams (prelims,... or any practi...

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