Classic Mistakes done by students who are learning Maths. The podcasts are created by Nevil Hopley, currently Head of Maths at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Abou ben Adhem
Posted: December 2009Abou ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt (1784 - 1859).
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Mahogany Tree
Posted: December 2009The Mahogany Tree by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 – 1863).
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Pieces of Data
Posted: August 2008Classic Mistake Number 47 - Pieces of Data. Problems associated with trying to work out the mean of data from a frequency table.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Irrational Probability
Posted: August 2008Classic Mistake Number 46 - Irrational Probability. Problems associated with trying to write down probabilities.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Negative times a negative
Posted: August 2008Classic Mistake Number 45 - Negative times a negative. Problems associated with trying to multiply two negative numbers together.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.A Sin of the Times
Posted: August 2008Classic Mistake Number 44 - A Sin of the Times. Problems associated with trying to cancel down trigonometric fractions.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Invisible Brackets
Posted: August 2008Classic Mistake Number 43 - Invisible Brackets. Problems associated with not writing in brackets when you ought to.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Bottom Line
Posted: August 2008Classic Mistake Number 42 - The Bottom Line. Problems associated with trying to add algebraic fractions.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Walk before you Fall
Posted: July 2007Classic Mistake Number 41 - Walk before you Fall. Problems associated with trying to do too much all at once.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Cancelled out
Posted: July 2007Classic Mistake Number 40 - Cancelled out. Problems associated with multiplying a fraction by a whole number.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.An Uncalculated Move
Posted: July 2007Classic Mistake Number 39 - An Uncalculated Move. Problems associated with not having all the equipment necessary for a maths lesson.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.A = pi not squared
Posted: May 2007Classic Mistake Number 38 - A = pi not squared. Problems associated with using the formula for the area of a circle.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
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Friday, 10th February 2012
