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My First Year in Switzerland: A Year of Change, Loss and Learning
As this school year comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on my first year living and working in Switzerland. This was not just a move from...
Book reviews
Book Review: Worked Examples in Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers by G. Stephenson
If you have ever sat with a student who understands the theory perfectly well but freezes the moment they face an actual problem, you will immediately see the...
IB Mathematics
If Your Students Are Heading into the IB Diploma Programme, This Is Worth Reading.
School Leaders, IB Coordinators, and Heads of Mathematics: I believe one of the most important examinations for IB Diploma Mathematics students happens before they ever enter the Diploma...
Book reviews
Book Review: Towards Higher Mathematics: A Companion by Richard Earl
Richard Earl’s Towards Higher Mathematics: A Companion is the kind of book that fills a gap most students do not even realise exists until they are already struggling....
Book reviews
Book Review: A Russian Childhood by S. Kovalevskaya
This is not your typical mathematics book, and that is precisely what makes it so valuable. Sofia Kovalevskaya was one of the most remarkable mathematicians of the nineteenth...
Book reviews
Book Review: Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering by K.F. Riley, M.P. Hobson & S.J. Bence
If there is one book I would confidently place on the desk of any student heading into a physics or engineering degree, it is this one. Riley, Hobson...
International Education
The Great Equalizer: Why AI is Ending the Era of Linguistic Gatekeeping
For years, LinkedIn rewarded people who could make simple ideas sound complicated. Not necessarily the people with the best ideas.Not necessarily the people with the deepest expertise. Just...
Book reviews
Book Review: Insights into Game Theory by Ein-Ya Gura & Michael M. Maschler
Game theory is one of those areas of mathematics that students often encounter by name long before they get any real sense of what it involves. Gura and...
Book reviews
Book Review: Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner World by Mariana Cook
This is a book unlike almost anything else on a mathematics shelf. Mariana Cook is a photographer, and what she has produced here is a portrait collection of...
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