This is my favourite thing in further maths A Level - teaching hyperbolic functions starting with an area definition:
www.paddymacmahon.com/resources/a-...
(And what I'll be talking about at this year's @meimaths.bsky.social conference!)
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It's hard to describe (and probably doesn't hold up to too much scrutiny!) but the idea that the sine function relates a distance (on a straight line) to a distance (on a curved line) feels more direct. Angles are fractions of turns and feel further removed from lengths.
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I like arcsin as it feels very useful for me to define the inverse function in terms of lengths ... it's now made me wonder whether arsinh is giving a "length" in hyperbolic space but my hyperbolic geometry isn't good enough for me work this out!
Bringing the Maths of Data Science and AI into the A level Classroom
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Bringing the Maths of Data Science and AI into the A level Computer Science classroom
How is A level Computer Science used in machine learning and AI?
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Enjoyed using @desmos.com to make this geometric distribution sampler for use in lower sixth #ALevelMaths #MathsToday.
Recursion very handy for defining the inverse cumulative distribution function!
www.desmos.com/calculator/0...
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Our Maths into AI courses got a mention in the recent Department for Education white paper!
You can sign up for the summer cohort of our teacher course now: amsp.org.uk/maths-into-ai/
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We've got various versions of our Bringing the Maths of Data Science and AI into the A level Classroom course coming up:
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Person 1: "Well, actually" Person 2, thinking: "Aww hell, here he goes again..."
Been meaning to get to this one for a while.
There's so many niche mathematical notation quirks that come up and appear differently in different places, sometimes it's hard to tell what the intended notation is meant to be!
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Table of courses
We've got various versions of our Bringing the Maths of Data Science and AI into the A level Classroom course coming up:
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I re-read this again recently and enjoyed it even more the second time! This always seems to be the way with Ursula Le Guin - when I go back to her books I always find more in them than I appreciate on the first read.
It's irritating how the iPlayer Olympics coverage puts massive spoilers on the thumbnails for their highlight reels. I'd quite like not to know who won a race before I watch it
This is really annoying me too. It's unnecessary and has taken a lot of the enjoyment out of watching the highlights.
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It's bad enough that it's not a quadrilateral but it doesn't even have 3 equal length sides!
Is it possible to construct a quadrilateral with exactly 3 (not 4) equal sides and exactly 3 equal angles?
If so, give an example.
If not, why not?
No - unfortunately not. It's a DfE-funded programme for state schools in England.
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Someone working with Desmos on a laptop
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But probability is a model, so saying that p=0.5 is a statement about a model.
I don't have a problem with "accepting" H_0 either. H_0 is usually a statement that a situation can be modelled with a particular distribution. It's fine to "accept" the model, given the absence of evidence to the contrary.
It's difficult to make a comparison as for many students Further Maths will be one of 4 A levels, so dropping it won't have as much impact on progression to university as dropping from 3 to 2. It would be interesting to compare it to other students who drop from 4 to 3 A levels.
![Comic. Conjecture: It’s possible to construct a convincing proof without words, pictures, or content of any kind. Proof: [empty box] [caption] Proofs without words are cool, but we can go further.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiaukmlmzx6xhbcjej4rq5axkf7a25sjywnvodd53dgnebmt4ver5a@jpeg)
Comic. Conjecture: It’s possible to construct a convincing proof without words, pictures, or content of any kind. Proof: [empty box] [caption] Proofs without words are cool, but we can go further.
Proof Without Content
xkcd.com/3201/
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New resources for #ALevelMaths on the @meimaths.bsky.social website - we've updated the Casio graphical calculator tasks with instructions for the CG100 mei.org.uk/resource/int...
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Screenshot of a graphical calculator classroom task
New resources for #ALevelMaths on the @meimaths.bsky.social website - we've updated the Casio graphical calculator tasks with instructions for the CG100 mei.org.uk/resource/int...
