Mathematical Miscellany #99

I like OCR’s puzzles, so am very pleased to see these on Bluesky now.
Follow the link for several puzzles. You should be able to access these whether or not you are on Bluesky. There are many Maths teachers on Bluesky now, and I have seen many good mathematical conversations.

Here's the first festive #OCRMathspuzzle of the season! 🎄 Each festive symbol in the grid below represents a square number.The sum of each row and the sum of each column are given.Work out the value of each festive symbol.#maths #teacher #puzzle #resource #arithmetic #number #UKMathsChat

Steve Walker (@stevemaths.bsky.social) 2024-12-06T13:28:14.782Z

On the subject of puzzles, here’s a lovely arithmetic sequence puzzle from Sarah Carter.

Made a new arithmetic sequence puzzle for my students to try out. Can you complete the "crossword puzzle" so that each entry is an arithmetic sequence? mathequalslove.net/arithmetic-s…#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove.bsky.social) 2024-12-05T23:55:07.488Z

Another BlueSky gem, a rather good problem from Sam Blatherwick:

1, 5, 9, 13, 17,…Prove that if you square any term in this sequence then you get a result that is in this sequence.#alevelmaths

Sam Blatherwick (@blatherwicksam.bsky.social) 2024-11-09T13:53:16.788Z

I subscribe to Craig Barton’s regular emails, (subscribe from Home) and always check his 3 read Friday posts. From his latest post, a real find – Don Steward’s notes, which you can learn more about from Dr Tom Francome in this blog post on Loughborough University’s Centre for Mathematical Cognition site.

Don Steward rough notes – Errors

It’s that time of year, I have created a page on Christmas Cards which you can access from the right-hand menu.

Chalkdust Christmas Card 2024

For the last few years, I have made Christmas Cards for students using Chalkdust resources. Matthew Scroggs designed the 2024 Chalkdust card. You can use an interactive or PDF version.


…And finally, what will be revealed by Corbettmaths today?!

I'll be unveiling the exciting project on Sunday at midday! 🎉 #SoExcited

Corbettmaths (@corbettmaths.bsky.social) 2024-12-06T23:26:37.485Z

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