The TI-84 Graphic Calculator
This picture is of the Texas Instruments TI-84 Calculator which I make a lot of use of in my teaching. It’s great for giving students dynamic representations of the concepts they are...
Python Circle Sector Challenge
Maths and Computer Science are often taught very separately, and yet they make excellent companions. Writing a program to explore a topic from Maths can really help to understand the topic deeply...
Broken Chessboard Puzzle
Download this image of a modified chessboard, and open it with MS Paint or something similar. Imagine you are trying to cover the whole (modified) board with tiles each two squares long...
The Sound of Maths 1 – Prime Numbers
Have you ever wondered what the first 500 prime numbers sound like? (Of course you have). Well, wonder no longer, as with the help of Python, it’s easy to find out! The...
Python and Maths
It seems to me that the connection between programming and maths is often under-emphasized, with some people claiming that maths is not even necessary when learning to code. I disagree. From positioning...