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  1. Someone has pointed out, quite rightly, that I really should tag @standupmaths when I mention a video that he has made.

    I'm not sure appearing in a video counts as a connection for an Erdős number, much as people might hope it might.

    So ... the monostable (or self-righting) tetrahedron:

    youtube.com/watch?v=b6S5gHjuN48

    #Maths #Math #MathsChat #MathChat #MTBoS

  2. Episode 5 of #Un-NaturalNumbers the maths chat show just dropped. In what is arguably our largest number so far: 5. Join me, @hopeiona.bsky.social and Jocelyn to discuss our favourite facts about the number 5. #mathschat #mathsky #msthstalk youtu.be/i-oAWhc5SH0

    Un-Natural Numbers: Episode 5 ...

  3. If I say: Any square (4*4 or 8*8) may be rotated by 90 degrees, if the pieces are fully enclosed in the square. Is it possible to sort all the greens to the left and reds to the right? #playmaths #mathschat #mathsky

  4. Every polynomial with real coefficients factors into linear and quadratic terms.

    How much machinery is needed to show this?

    If it crosses the X-axis then it has a linear term.

    If it doesn't cross the X-axis then it is of even degree, and the roots come in complex conjugate pairs.

    What the minimum needed to see this?

    #maths #math
    #algebra #ComplexNumbers
    #MathsChat #MathChat

  5. I've been thinking about this for ages, but never had the time to craft the words around it.

    People keep saying that "Maths should be fun" ... and I push back with "It should be engaging ... 'fun' is a different thing.

    So @rakhichawla has posted pretty much exactly this, but better than I ever could.

    I'm copying it here with permission.

    Please read this, then as it says at the end ... let's have a deeper conversation about this ...

    1/n

    (PS: I'd love this to get boosted to get outside my bubble ... you're all amazing, but there will be other opinions, and other thoughts that could be helpful or valuable)

    Hashtags: #MathEd #MathsEd #MathEdChat #MathsEdChat #MathChat #MathsChat #MTBoS #TMWYK

  6. Fermat conjectured that for \(n\) a non-negative integer, all numbers of the form \(2^{2^n}+1\) are prime.

    Was there ever a worse conjecture in maths than that?

    #Maths #Math
    #MathsEd #MathEd
    #MathsChat #MathChat
    #Fermat #Conjecture
    #Primes #FermatPrimes

  7. Some time ago ... (A month!) ... there was a thread on Twitter that I think should be shared here. I've been trying to extract and post it semi-automatically, but Twitter just makes it damn near impossible.

    So I'm copying it "by hand"

    Here's a chart of the full conversation:

    solipsys.co.uk/Chartter/185675

    Here's the head of the conversation:

    x.com/TweetingCynical/status/1


    #MTBoS #TMWYK
    #MathChat #MathsChat
    #MathEd #MathEdChat
    #MathsEd #MathsEdChat

    I will occasionally update the chart of *this* conversation, and it will be here:

    solipsys.co.uk/Chartodon/Teach

    Here is the content ...

  8. Have a look at the first intersection of y=cos(x) and y=tan(x).

    Consider the tangents at the point of intersection:

    What is the angle between them?

    What are their gradients?

    #MathsChat
    #EduMaths
    #MTBoS

  9. Have a look at the first intersection of y=cos(x) and y=tan(x).

    Consider the tangents at the point of intersection:

    What is the angle between them?

    What are their gradients?

    #MathsChat
    #EduMaths
    #MTBoS

  10. Have a look at the first intersection of y=cos(x) and y=tan(x).

    Consider the tangents at the point of intersection:

    What is the angle between them?

    What are their gradients?

    #MathsChat
    #EduMaths
    #MTBoS

  11. Have a look at the first intersection of y=cos(x) and y=tan(x).

    Consider the tangents at the point of intersection:

    What is the angle between them?

    What are their gradients?

    #MathsChat
    #EduMaths
    #MTBoS

  12. Have a look at the first intersection of y=cos(x) and y=tan(x).

    Consider the tangents at the point of intersection:

    What is the angle between them?

    What are their gradients?

    #MathsChat
    #EduMaths
    #MTBoS

  13. Two lines, 𝓁 and 𝓂, both have positive slope.
    The angle 𝓂 makes with the x-axis is twice the angle 𝓁 makes.
    The slope of 𝓂 is nine times the slope of 𝓁.
    Find the slopes of the two lines.
    #math #maths #mathchat #mathschat #iteachmath

  14. Mathematical Miscellany #93, A mathematics resources compilation: GCSE Big Revision Quizzes-Craig Barton, Explain the errors-Andy Lutwyche, Sparx Maths Crossover Workbooks (free), AMSP Further Maths Conference Resources, Dr Frost Key Skills #mathschat

    colleenyoung.org/2024/01/21/ma

  15. A mathematics resources compilation: GCSE worked examples - Dave Taylor, OAT Maths, Venn Diagrams - Helen Konstantine, Diagnostic Questions - Eedi quizzes, Worked example animation library - Matt Woodfine Maths White Board. #mathschat #mathchat #mathscpdc

    colleenyoung.org/2024/01/07/ma

  16. December 2023 is coming ... see Maths Advent calendars and Christmas resources collections. #mathschat

    colleenyoung.org/2023/11/18/de

  17. Mathematical resources: Knowledge Organisers,
    A Level Baseline Test,GCSE to A Level Transition, Three calculations to support and encourage fluency - NCETM, Rate of change graphs - GeoGebra #mathschat #mathchat #mathscpdchat, Exam Results 2023

    colleenyoung.org/2023/08/20/ma

  18. Dissect a square into two pieces whose areas are equal, and whose perimeters are equal to that of the original square.
    #math #maths #mathchat #mathschat #geometry #dissection #puzzle #iteachmath

  19. @samjshah Fabulous!

    Once they've joined it would be useful to have a consistent hashtag. Some that have been used already include:

    #MathChat #MathsChat #MTBoS #MathEducation #MathEd #education #teachers

    It will be great to get the math teaching community here and get some cross-fertilisation.

    @christianp @jreulbach

  20. Things people say when I mention that I do maths for a living...
    🧵 #MathsChat #MTBoS