Tag: Recreation

Maths Challenge

Hi, do feel free to try out our Maths Challenge (Secondary 4 / age 16 difficulty):

maths challenge

Source: Anderson E Maths Prelim 2011

If you have solved the problem, please email your solution to mathtuition88@gmail.com .

(Include your name and school if you wish to be listed in the hall of fame below.)

Students who answer correctly (with workings) will be listed in the hall of fame. 🙂

Hall of Fame (Correct Solutions):

1) Ex Moe Sec Sch Maths teacher Mr Paul Siew

2) Queenstown Secondary School, Maths teacher Mr Desmond Tay

3) Tay Yong Qiang (Waiting to enter University)

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Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_the_magic_of_fibonacci_numbers.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-11-09&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button

Math is logical, functional and just … awesome. Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the Fibonacci series. (And reminds you that mathematics can be inspiring, too!)

Watch the video at http://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_the_magic_of_fibonacci_numbers.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-11-09&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button