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In an earlier article, “How to Answer Questions in a Formal Examination-A Student’s Guide”, I discussed how to answer questions to gain the best possible results in an examination. This article continues that theme but this time in relation to answering questions in a formal Mathematics examination. The strategies mentioned […]

Engineering Mathematics by K. A. Stroud is a book that is recommended to most first year undergraduates for many technical subjects. The book as new is not cheap, even in second hand it can be pricey. My personal experience of using this book has been nothing but positive through my […]

The next time you get in line to use one of the portable restrooms at a fair, concert or any event, you might want to use mathematics to pick your potty. Yes, you heard it right, Maths. The Secretary Problem, a Mathematical theory could be your best solution for this. […]

“Comment allez-vous?” Of course you would know right away that the sentence above is the French version for saying “how are you?” in English. Learning the French language can be more challenging compared to other foreign languages that most people find interesting in doing nowadays. The reason that French is […]

Japanese or Nihongo is the language of more than 130 million people in Japan as well as Japanese emigrant communities. It belongs to the Japonic family of language. Although there are several suggested connections with other languages, none of them have become unanimously accepted. There is a belief that the […]

According to linguists (i.e. scientits who engage in the scientific study of human language)there is an important distinction between language acquisition and language learning. As you may well have noticed, children acquire their mother tongue through interaction with their parents and the environment that sorrounds them. Their need to communicate […]

The latter years of the 20th century saw the development, in many countries, of universal secondary education. This meant that all students, irrespective of their ability or interest in Mathematics were obliged to continue learning in Mathematics to the end of their high school education. In the past, students graduating […]

Introduction It all began with Tim Berners-Lee at CERN and the good old HTML. CERN, which is now mostly famous for its Large Hadron Collider, has recently gained major publicity by attracting the attention of frivolous news chasing the possibility of a black hole. I think even cooler than a […]

Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss [Soft cover] by Danica McKellar 352 pages, $24.95 ISBN-10: 1594630496 Nonfiction At the end of the 80s, the network ABC blessed America with an endearing drama entitled “The Wonder Years.” A youthful Fred Savage navigated the unrest of maturing in the 60’s, a […]

When I first looked at the book cover I thought ‘Oh wow, this looks a bit too sweet for me’ but I still bought it as it came recommended by one of my clients as a good and interesting read. This is now many years ago and I have since […]