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Mathematics

Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject

Maverick Citizen, Maverick News, Nelson Mandela Bay

Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject

by: Takudzwa Pongweni

Global study reveals surprising gender gaps in maths learning in SA

South Africa, World, DM168, Maverick News

Global study reveals surprising gender gaps in maths learning in SA

by: Vijay Reddy

The magic of numbers — it’s the human imagination and curiosity behind them that truly count

Maverick News

The magic of numbers — it’s the human imagination and curiosity behind them that truly count

by: Don Pinnock

Better understanding of how the brain works can revamp how school students learn maths

South Africa, Maverick Life, DM168, Maverick News

Better understanding of how the brain works can revamp how school students learn maths

by: Colin Foster

Book explores the story and ideas of numbers and tries to add it all up

Maverick Life, DM168

Book explores the story and ideas of numbers and tries to add it all up

by: Maggie Villiger and Manil Suri

Schools of thought – the evidence for and against single-sex and co-ed learning

DM168, Maverick News

Schools of thought – the evidence for and against single-sex and co-ed learning

by: Mark Potterton

Want to be moved and excited by science? This week we’re listening to ‘Ologies’

Magazine, Maverick Life

Want to be moved and excited by science? This week we’re listening to ‘Ologies’

by: Sarah Hoek

The metrics of matric: How the Class of 2020 actually fared, province by province

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

The metrics of matric: How the Class of 2020 actually fared, province by province

by: Nicky Roberts

Time to drastically curtail the school curriculum and focus on our early grade learners

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

Time to drastically curtail the school curriculum and focus on our early grade learners

by: Ursula Hoadley

GroundUp: UCT invites ‘conspiracy theorist’ to talk about decolonisation of science

South Africa

GroundUp: UCT invites ‘conspiracy theorist’ to talk about decolonisation of science

by: GroundUp

Turing: The centenary of a tragic mathematical genius

Maverick Life

Turing: The centenary of a tragic mathematical genius

by: Richard Poplak

Maths in the dock

Sci-Tech

Maths in the dock

by: Rebecca Davis