Richard Phillipps

@MrSMaths11 Shall we call them 2n-gons?

In fact I just realised that "opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral..." is a special case of another fact. A cyclic n-gon with n even has the sum of both sets of angles counted alternately (1st, 3rd etc and 2nd, 4th etc) are the same.

Inspired by yesterday's AQA L2FM paper, here is a circles theorems question. Find x.

@MrSMaths11 @StudyMaths

@sxpmaths More for Further but: Factorising out fractions eg taking out a 1/6 if we have 2/3 of something - 1/2 something squared - 5. Mathematical induction, simplifying calculations (don’t buy the “they have a calculator” we’re aiming to make them better mathematicians not just get A*s)

What ‘critical’ skills would you identify in the early stages of A level Maths? “If a student can’t ___ confidently then they won’t be able to ___ , ___ or ___” I have some ideas (eg solve linear simultaneous equations) but would love to hear others’ thoughts!

@MrSMaths11 Many thanks Mr S! Very kind of you to share your creation, and with solutions as well.

I've written an extra set of A Level FM Core Pure papers (Edexcel spec) - my students have done all of the past papers and wanted something else to do. All available on my website with solutions. swintonmaths.co.uk/fm.html

Thanks Football Weekly for being my top podcast on @Spotify this year. I loved all 1,797 minutes of it. #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/show/6w8qWe0kj…

Thanks Silverstein for spending 1,016 minutes with me in 2022. I couldn’t stop listening to Smile in Your Sleep. #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/artist/1Tsag5J…

@DrFrostMaths @Math_efki Madas (god rest his wonderful soul!) has a whole bunch on 5 if your kids could do with some more Jamie madasmaths.com/archive/maths_…

@Math_efki My impression was that (3) was the hardest, and (5) also difficult to spot the technique.

Starter for my Year 13s: spotting the right integration technique for subtly different expressions.

@sxpmaths @takepi21 The 3x Chopin. Done 🙌

@takepi21 Here's the "shortlist"😂 Trouble is I do tinker with all of them, so never make good progress with any! I'm planning to pick one each of short/medium/long (my own vague categories) and make them goals for the year

Last week my piano teacher asked me to make a shortlist of 3 pieces to work on over the coming months. I’m down to 17 😂 Musicians of twitter.. how do you choose???

@BrookeEHunter @Just_Maths @DrFrostMaths Hey tyvm for putting this together and sharing!

Do you teach AQA Level 2 Further Maths? 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫 I have adapted the advance information into a student friendly version (inspo by @Just_Maths) and linked @DrFrostMaths key skill numbers throughout. Feel free to share / use ✨ stbenedictscatholic-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal…

@MccreaEmma @edubrighton @OakNational What’s the new role @MccreaEmma ?

After 13 years on and off working at @edubrighton that’s me done. Super sad to leave the trainees partway through their journey but there’s work to be done @OakNational. Onwards and upwards! 👊

@TLMaths Thank you, on behalf of all my own students and my dpt’s students, thank you. The hours you have poured into your videos and cataloguing them on your site has huge impact for the learning, and subsequent outcomes, for so many. Thank you ❤️

1005 videos on #ALevelMaths for #AQA, #Edexcel, #OCR, #OCRMEI, including paper walkthroughs. 191 videos on #ALevelFurtherMaths so far. Many #CoreMaths videos and resources. Perfect for revision / students who can't make it to class who need support. sites.google.com/view/tlmaths/h…

What an interview! Love this from NZ 7s @rubytui 🏉 Beautifully done @JillADouglas

@TLMaths At θ=0 **

@TLMaths The general shape can be explained by the the cosθ contributing “more” to r=a -π/2<θ<=π/2, maxing at θ=1 and detracting from r=a π/2<θ<=3π/2 also worth noting the shape lays over itself every 2π due to period of cosine. for Type 1 eqn’s y(=rsinθ)=0 has 3 roots and dx/dθ has

Question on sketching limaçons, r = a + b*cos(θ). I want to be able to clearly explain why when a<b you have a loop, when a=b you have a cusp, and when a>b you have a dimple. I have included r = 1 + 2*cos(θ), r = 2 + 2*cos(θ), and r = 3 + 2*cos(θ) here. /1

@TLMaths Also, without negative r you don’t get the loop scenario 🙂 in 1 you’re firing out towards the left but sometimes misfiring and heading back, as the cosine term is negative for π/2<θ<3π/2, and the term’s magnitude is greater than a for part of it

@TLMaths 4 roots. 2 y=0 has 2 roots and dx/dθ has 3 roots. 3 y=0 has has roots and dx/dθ has 4 roots. Perhaps always worth challenging students to sketch the cases from these properties before showing as they then tend to “get” more of what we’re saying when we go through it

@sxpmaths Scan and upload, I also enjoy this 😃

I love it when a student answers a 9 mark two part Further Mechanics question in 5 lines of working. #quickmarking

@Matematickcom 1

What do you think? 😊

@Ridermeister @DrFrostMaths Also really like this Q, the plural “values” and amount of marks the ‘find the clue’ clues

If a student asked you to pick what you thought was the 'hardest GCSE problem of all time', which would you choose? I'd go for this one - there was actually a recent Edexcel A Level question that was essentially the same, although guided via parts!

@mathsjem I want them! 😄

Love these! minifigs.me/collections/sc…