IB Maths Resources from Intermathematics
IB Maths Resources: 300 IB Maths Exploration ideas, video tutorials and Exploration Guides
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8SkCh-n4rw The Gambler's Fallacy The above video is an excellent introduction to the gambler's fallacy. This is the misconception that prior outcomes will have an effect on subsequent independent events. The classic example for this is the gambler who watches a run of 9 blacks on a roulette wheel with only red and black, and... Continue Reading →
Western music has its roots in the harmonics discovered by Pythagoras - himself a keen musician - over 2000 years ago. Pythagoras noticed that certain string ratios would produce sounds that were in harmony with each other. The simplest example is illustrated above with an electric guitar. When a string is played, and then that... Continue Reading →
A Maths Snooker Puzzle This was suggested by Paul our Physics teacher - and is a nice little maths puzzle. The maximum break score in snooker is 147 which is achieved by: 15 reds (1 point each) , 15 blacks (7 points each), then yellow ( 2 points), then green (3 points), brown (4 points), blue... Continue Reading →
Is God a Mathematician? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jremlZvNDuk&feature=youtu.be That's the provocative question posed by American Physicist Michio Kaku in this fascinating 5 minute interview which takes in the ideas of Newton, Einstein and modern ideas on String Theory. It addresses the fundamental questions in maths ToK - is mathematics invented or discovered? What explains the "unreasonable effectiveness" of... Continue Reading →
This is a great resource from Mr Collins - Maths Pictionary. What I like about this is that it can be incorporated into a large number of classroom activities - from Jeopardy games, to starters to topic revision. It can also be easily adapted to everything from KS3 to IB - and can be a... Continue Reading →