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Mathspace is simply brilliant

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Evan Predavec 2 Comments

There’s no way past describing Mathspace as a grown-up version of Mathletics, but that in itself doesn’t do Mathspace justice.

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Education Maths 

Students studying advanced maths getting lower ATAR marks is simply scandalous

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 Evan Predavec 1 Comment Maths

So the latest news says that students doing advanced maths are getting lower university entrance scores than those doing general

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Education Maths 

Teachers’ early gender bias in maths affects girls all through education

February 26, 2015 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

This is a really interesting article by Sue Wilson, Lecturer in Science education and Mathematics education at the Australian Catholic

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Maths 

Australia 11th at International Maths Olympiad

July 17, 2014 Evan Predavec 2 Comments

Seventeen year old Alex Gunning has won a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad – and it’s the second time

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Maths 

It is NOT Pi Day

March 14, 2014 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Just because the Americans put their months before their days is no reason for us in the Antipodes to get

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Maths Opinion Science 

Climate deniers and malicious maths

March 4, 2014 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

I was reading The Daily Telegraph (while waiting for the dentist) and my eyes got snagged by this letter saying

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Maths Opinion 

Maths and the airport train

March 1, 2014March 1, 2014 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

People bang on about the teaching of maths and how they never had to use maths once they left school.

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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

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When maps lie, and why it matters

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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

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