Maths Department
Learning and Practising Maths
FRACTION FRENZY – practise equivalent fractions against the clock.BBC BITESIZE GCSE REVISION – mostly for older pupils.
MATHS MAYHEM – practise your mental arithmetic – become a world champion!BBC KEY STAGE 2 revision & practise (up to Y6).
Bright Sparks
BRIGHT SPARKS - Games and puzzles from New Zealand Maths.
Games
THINK AHEAD – play online – beat the computer and the best if you can.NIMSKULLS – is rapidly becoming a school classic – a variation on the ancient game of NIM - many boys have already cracked this one.
Puzzles
THE TOWER OF HANOI – most boys have cracked this and worked out the general formula.THE SOMA CUBE – 3D puzzle that will hurt your brain!
Thinking Puzzles
ENGLISH 16 - A delightful puzzle created in the 19th century by Sam Loyd, described by Martin Gardner as "America's greatest puzzlist."HEX 7 - An elegant game of strategy invented in the 1940's, Hex is no longer available commercially but has recently seen an increase in popularity.