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New ActivityThe latest activity to be updated on this site is called "How Many Triangles?" (A self marking step by step approach to calculating the number of triangles in a design.). So far this activity has been accessed 38426 times and 443 people have earned a Transum Trophy for completing it. 
It is important for pupils to learn how to calculate the number of triangles in a design in maths because it helps develop their analytical and problem-solving skills. By engaging in this type of activity, students enhance their ability to recognise and work with geometric shapes, patterns and relationships. Featured Activity23 or Bust A game involving mental arithmetic and strategy for two players or one player against the computer. It is possible to beat the computer but you need a well thought out strategy. Recent News:Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjectureA mathematician working at Anthropic says he used the AI model Claude Fable 5 to uncover a remarkably simple counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a famous problem that has resisted mathematicians for more than a century. The result shows that the conjecture is false in three dimensions and above, although the original two-dimensional version remains unsolved. more... Mathematicians prove perfectly fair elections are impossibleMathematicians have shown that no electoral system can perfectly balance local representation, proportional national results, and a fixed-size parliament once enough parties compete. A newly proposed voting method could soften these unavoidable trade-offs and produce outcomes that are much closer to fair. more... New cancer strategy could stop tumors before resistance takes holdResearchers are applying evolutionary theory to cancer by changing treatments before tumors have time to develop resistance. Mathematical models suggest that rapid, carefully timed switches between multiple therapies could improve cure rates. more... “Silly sprinklers” help scientists finally solve Feynman’s famous sprinkler mysteryA team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Their experiments showed that the rotation of both normal and reverse sprinklers is driven by the momentum of flowing water, not by the outside water flow or other long-standing theories. The results finally provide a clear answer to Feynman’s famous sprinkler problem. They could also help engineers design more efficient fluid-powered machines. more... AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductorsScientists have combined machine learning with quantum physics to discover two new superconductors and create a much faster way to search for many more. The technique could bring researchers significantly closer to the long-sought goal of a room-temperature superconductor. more... Quantum mechanics once baffled scientists. Now it's changing the worldQuantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanity’s most advanced technologies. Now researchers are pushing its boundaries even further, with potential breakthroughs in energy, medicine, computing, and our understanding of the universe. more... Researchers found a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the timeResearchers developed a Wordle-solving strategy that succeeds 99% of the time by focusing on information gain rather than likely answers. The method uses Shannon entropy to identify guesses that reveal the most about the hidden word. Each guess is designed to slash uncertainty and narrow the possibilities faster. The result significantly outperformed more traditional Wordle tactics. more... |
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