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A Level Maths: Differentiation
If you've been learning or teaching the process of differentiation for the first time, then this blog post is for you! I've used my...


GCSE/A level maths: Calculating pi
This builds on my post about estimating pi, to examine a method for calculating pi that was used by Archimedes around 250BC. Despite...


GCSE Maths: Estimating pi
Video shows a quick way of estimating pi using everyday circular objects


A Level Maths: Normal Approximation
A quick explanation of approximating using the Normal distribution


A level Maths: Normal Distribution
The Normal distribution is such an important model in statistics, but students are often bombarded with notation and calculations before...


Logo Design
We've had some lovely feedback recently about the clean / mathematical feel of our business logo !! Our logo was designed two years ago...


A Level Maths: Introduction to Logarithms
When logarithms are first introduced at AS level, students often find the concept baffling. This is not helped when the topic is often...


Further Maths Revision: Polar Coordinates
My A level further maths sessions this week included revision of polar coordinates. In this example from WJEC’s specification, the task...


Quick Maths Tuition Q5: CAST VIDEO
For A level students who want to work more efficiently in trigonometry, this is another quick dynamic that I created in DESMOS. It...


Quick Maths Tuition Q4: CAST method for trig
This is a quick resource that I made for my AS level maths students this week. It demonstrates how we can use identities to simplify and...


Quick Maths Tuition Q3: Factor Theorem with Calculator Hacks
An example to share with any students who are currently revising polynomials for AS/A Level maths exams in Wales, UK or worldwide.


Quick Maths Tuition: Q2
A superb solution here from EJ during our 1-2-1 online maths tutoring session this week! Question is from WJEC Higher Tier paper | GCSE...
Quick Maths: T1
Tips and commentary for the first problem submitted through our website chat! This is a more challenging question, towards the end of an...


Quick Maths Tuition Q1: Area under a curve
So this is the first question in our Quick Maths series. Sent to us through our website Chat! It's an Advanced Level problem from WJEC...


Quick Maths Tuition: Poisson Distribution for Random Events
This post demonstrates how to model a distribution using Poisson. In this case we are considering errors made when typing 10 pages of text.


Quick Maths Tuition: Modelling waveforms with Fourier Series approximations
I developed this series of graphs to visualise how FS can give an approximation to a signal represented by a square waveform.
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