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Stage 2::[Article] Rich Tasks and Contexts
What are rich tasks and contexts and why do they matter?
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Interview with Brendan Mackay about the debunking of the bible code
We talk to Brendan Mackay, who spoke at the ICM, about how he debunked the bible codes.
Interview with Brendan Mackay
http://plus.maths.org/content/interview-brendan-mackay-about-debunking-bible-code#comments
ICM
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:57:02 +0000
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nrich
Stage 3::[problem*] Shady Symmetry
How many different symmetrical shapes can you make by shading
triangles or squares?
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plus
How to protect your privacy
How would you feel if your private health record were revealed to insurance companies or prospective employers? These days our details are kept on all sorts of different databases and cleverly cross-referencing them can reveal intimate information about individuals. So what can be done to protect privacy? We talk to Cynthia Dwork from Microsoft Research, whose talk at the ICM showcased some mathematical tools to keep our details safe.
How to protect your privacy
http://plus.maths.org/content/how-protect-your-privacy#comments
randomness
statistics
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:01:44 +0000
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http://mmp.maths.org.
The Millennium Mathematics Project (MMP) is a long-term
national maths education and outreach initiative, based in
Cambridge, but active in programmes across the UK and
internationally
http://motivate.maths.org.
MOTIVATE is a real-time videoconferencing project for
schools that enables students of all ages (5-18) to work
with professional mathematicians and scientists, and with
other school students their own age.
http://plus.maths.org.
Plus is an internet magazine published five times a year
which aims to introduce readers to the beauty and the
practical applications of mathematics. Whether you want to
know how to build a sundial, how to keep your messages safe
or what shape the universe is, it's all there. So take a
look at the latest issue, explore the archive and browse
the careers library to see where maths can take you!
http://nrich.maths.org.
Nrich aims to enrich mathematical experiences by giving
students the opportunity to explore and engage with
mathematical ideas, offer challenging activities which
provide students with opportunities to develop their
mathematics, foster a community where students can be
involved and supported in their own learning and where
effort and achievement is celebrated, provide flexible
access to a large, developing resource base and to research
and develop the use of existing and new technologies to
enhance the learning and teaching experience.
http://stimulus.maths.org.
STIMULUS - peer assisted learning (PAL) through visits
to schools. Cambridge University students visit local
schools to share with school students their enthusiasm for
science, engineering, computers, mathematics or medical
sciences and, guided by experienced teachers, to assist the
pupils in their school work.
http://thesaurus.maths.org.
This site contains brief explanations of mathematical
terms and ideas in English, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian,
Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak.
