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Numb or Numbered? Part 2.
Back in April — it seems so long ago now — I wrote about the problems created in university life science courses by the relatively low uptake of maths by the student intake. It provoked a very long and thoughtful … Continue reading
Posted in Maths, Science, Science & Politics
Tagged Maths, numeracy, Times Higher Education
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Numb or Numbered?
It just doesn’t add up: why do so many people, including scientists, get stuck on the maths problem? The subject is on my mind because it was raised at a departmental meeting last week where I tried to argue that … Continue reading
