Posted on 06/12/2016 22:01
Facebook seems to be full of maths teasers like the ones below at the minute, but I am astounded how many adults post incorrect answers (at least 75%).
My 10 year old got all of these correct first time, yet many regularly bemoan the perceived lowering of educational standards - I think these kids are learning plenty! 
Posted on 08/12/2016 09:20
People dont really realise how important mathematics can be. Important professions like Physics, Engineering, Medical research, Medicine, and IT and many other disciplines need a high level of mathematics knowledge.
Basic maths, as taught in comprehensive schools is allegedly not good enough to prepare students for university studies of those important subjects, therefore as a result, there is a shortage of graduates into those interesting professions.
Cheers............K
Posted on 08/12/2016 10:51
All that spurious talk about bodmas and bidmas is irrelevant to a student. So unless Parentheses is being used ....which determines what operation is performed first..
The rule of thumb is :- Start at the Left 
The rules are straightforward and are as follows :-
Posted on 08/12/2016 13:20
Seems odd that I remembered the BODMAS rules (but confess I had forgotten the term) when presented with actual numbers at 3
Yet, when presented with representation just completely forgot to apply them.
Second nature to me as I have had an engineering background throughout my working life.
Posted on 08/12/2016 13:30
People dont really realise how important mathematics can be. Important professions like Physics, Engineering, Medical research, Medicine, and IT and many other disciplines need a high level of mathematics knowledge.
Basic maths, as taught in comprehensive schools is allegedly not good enough to prepare students for university studies of those important subjects, therefore as a result, there is a shortage of graduates into those interesting professions.
Cheers............K
How very interesting....
I'll be sure to let my nephew know that his A*s aren't good enough
Posted on 08/12/2016 16:40
`Is there any significance in the fact that the UK has dropped to 27th place for maths in the civilised world. I'm sure someone more knowlegable than me will elucidate. Should we be worried ???
This thread is about Standards of basic maths after all.
Cheers..............................K
| Rank | Country | Mean score |
|---|---|---|
|
- |
OECD average |
490 |
|
1 |
Singapore |
564 |
|
2 |
Hong Kong (China) |
548 |
|
3 |
Macao (China) |
544 |
|
4 |
Chinese Taipei |
542 |
|
5 |
Japan |
532 |
|
6 |
B-S-J-G (China) |
531 |
|
7 |
Korea |
524 |
|
8 |
Switzerland |
521 |
|
9 |
Estonia |
520 |
|
10 |
Canada |
516 |
|
11 |
Netherlands |
512 |
|
12 |
Finland |
511 |
|
13 |
Denmark |
511 |
|
14 |
Slovenia |
510 |
|
15 |
Belgium |
507 |
|
16 |
Germany |
506 |
|
17 |
Ireland |
504 |
|
18 |
Poland |
504 |
|
19 |
Norway |
502 |
|
20 |
Austria |
497 |
|
21 |
Vietnam |
495 |
|
22 |
New Zealand |
495 |
|
23 |
Australia |
494 |
|
24 |
Sweden |
494 |
|
25 |
Russia |
494 |
|
26 |
France |
493 |
|
27 |
United Kingdom |
492 |
|
28 |
Portugal |
492 |
|
29 |
Czech Republic |
492 |
|
30 |
Italy |
490 |
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