tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2009-11-08:/MokoFeed2009-11-08T14:15:22+01:00tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-11-28:/2008/11/05/mathsphobia-4991694/#c8396283bwaveandfwee2008-11-28T12:21:52+01:002008-11-28T12:21:52+01:00I teach basic literacy and maths at Feltham Young Offenders Institution and with a new boy I tend to start with literacy and after an hour I mention maths and whereas they know their limitations in english they often say that they are not bad at maths. This usually means that they can add and have a vague idea of subtraction. The down side is that some boys are in for only two or three weeks before they are moved but others are in for a few months and with these you can get astonishing results. I try to get them to remember very vaguely how they did subtraction at school and refresh them on it. If they can't remember then I teach the old 'ten to the top and one to the bottom' as I think it is confusing when there are a lot of zeros in the top line and they have to keep borrowing from the left and crossing out. A recent boy went on to long multiplication and division, and could change a decimal into a fraction and understand complicated percentage problems. Also, he could simplify powers to a variety of bases - and then hed was moved.tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-10-05:/2008/09/20/c8c4a45da1ca8ad3c5edb8e6edeae28b-in-d0bb80aabb8619b6e35113f02e72752b-4754707/#c7923752freeasthewind2008-10-05T21:09:13+02:002008-10-05T21:09:13+02:00Sounds educating is getting right up theretag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-07-07:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7226642cj5922008-07-07T17:59:46+02:002008-07-07T17:59:46+02:0017p7<br> 17 * 16 * 15 * 14 * 13 * 12 * 11<br> = 98017920tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-20:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7092029homeworkhelpanytime2008-06-20T17:21:15+02:002008-06-20T17:21:15+02:0017 P 7 = L17 / L10<br> <br> = 17*16*15*14*13*12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1<br> = 355687428096000<br> tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-20:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7091902michscan2008-06-20T16:59:36+02:002008-06-20T16:59:36+02:00thanks, a million...tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-20:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7091907michscan2008-06-20T16:58:34+02:002008-06-20T16:58:34+02:00how do you work out the answer?<br> tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-20:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7091895michscan2008-06-20T16:57:15+02:002008-06-20T16:57:15+02:00Yes they are; actually there are 18 numbers. Here they are:<br> <br> They must be diffrent combinations; each with 7 different numbers...<br> <br> 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 39, 40, 41tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-20:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7091864The_Walrus2008-06-20T16:50:21+02:002008-06-20T16:50:21+02:00If so, then 19448.tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-20:/2008/06/20/math-question-4341085/#c7091841The_Walrus2008-06-20T16:45:34+02:002008-06-20T16:45:34+02:00Is that seventeen distinct numbers?tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-05:/2008/03/27/maths-maths-maths-and-maths-3947745/#c6971966aainaa2008-06-05T13:50:13+02:002008-06-05T13:50:13+02:00owh...thanks for commenting...i also hope tht it'll become a big speech...we'll continue later...tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-06-05:/2008/03/27/maths-maths-maths-and-maths-3947745/#c6970621honeydews2008-06-05T10:37:41+02:002008-06-05T10:37:41+02:00Hi aainaa,<br> <br> You are absolutely right....<br> We use Maths in every aspect of life. People who think that they are poor in Maths are also using it in their day to day things.<br> It is just a myth that Mathematics is tough and only guys with certain intelligence can excel in Maths....<br> But thats not true, once they shed this inhibition everyone can enjoy maths ...<br> <br> I know this because my own sister whose IQ is very high and reasoning power is excellent thinks that she is a dud in Maths (grrrrr)<br> Anybody who has logical thinking(forget logical, who can count properly) can exceed in Maths.<br> <br> So guys come out of your shells and start enjoying Mathematics ....<br> <br> OMG! this has become a big speech ...<br> hope I have not bored you all ....<br> <br> Happy to see a group for Maths :)<br> <br> tag:ainakhaimizie.blog.co.uk,2008-04-09:/2008/03/22/what-is-anova-3918939/#c6521007homeworkhelpanytime2008-04-09T13:43:10+02:002008-04-09T13:43:10+02:00hi, i can help you in Finance, Accounting,Economics, Maths(All), Market Research Analysis.<br>