Dedicated to my father, Ramesh Tiwaree Today, on the death anniversary of my father, Ramesh Tiwaree, I wanted to dedicate something meaningful in his name. My father believed in discipline, effort, and quiet consistency. Maths, in many ways, is built on the same values. It is not only for the “naturally gifted”. It is a…
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 Programme. As an IB Diploma Mathematics examiner, I often get asked what the most important mathematics exam is for a student. Most people expect me to say…
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. It sits in that important space between school mathematics and the rigour of a university degree, and it does so with real care and intelligence. The book…
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 century, and this memoir offers a rare window into the life and mind of someone who fought extraordinary odds to pursue a discipline that, at the time,…
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 and Bence have put together what is, in my view, one of the most comprehensive and well-organised mathematical methods textbooks available at this level. The scope is…
I came across Kevin Houston’s How to Think Like a Mathematician a while back and honestly wish someone had put it in my hands much earlier. If you’re teaching maths or advising students who are serious about pursuing it beyond school, this is one of those books worth keeping on your radar, and well worth…
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction offer a powerful framework for IB Mathematics teachers. Here is how to apply them alongside the Harkness Method in DP and MYP classrooms.
This question often surfaces in workshops, conferences, and professional conversations with mathematics educators. What I find particularly interesting is that both perspectives usually come from highly committed, deeply passionate teachers. Some colleagues feel that students emerging from MYP Mathematics are not always fully prepared for later demands, particularly in relation to pre-requisite fluency for International…