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Eddie Woo's top tips for HSC maths
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (55+ words) You Tube star and maths teacher Eddie Woo says explain your solution to a friend to be certain of your own understanding. Updated July 6, 2026 " 2: 48pm, first published May 29, 2023 " 4: 02pm...
Maths enrolments rebound, but one group is taking longer to bounce back
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (839+ words) July 4, 2026 " 7: 00pm Maths enrolments are bouncing back in Victoria after a pandemic-era slump when almost 2000 VCE students opted out of the subjects, but fewer girls are returning than boys. Overall numbers of students taking maths are growing with the student population....
Girls being told they're "too pretty to do math' is degrading
2+ week, 5+ day ago (426+ words) June 17, 2026 " 7: 30pm There is a T-shirt on sale at Myer right now. It is made by an Australian fashion house, Lioness, and across the front in casual script are printed six words: "I'm too pretty to do math" (sic). I want…...
Terence Tao's groundbreaking maths formula is so simple, anyone can follow it
3+ week, 6+ day ago (474+ words) June 9, 2026 " 5: 00am I never need an excuse to talk about the great mathematician Terence Tao. So when the governor-general, Sam Mostyn, on Monday named Terence Tao a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours, the highest grade…...
This superintelligent AI is so powerful, even its creators are afraid of what it's capable of
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (966+ words) April 10, 2026 " 10: 23am Normally, right now, I would be writing about the geopolitical implications of the war with Iran, and I am sure I will again soon. But I want to interrupt that thought to highlight a stunning advance in artificial intelligence…...
Bit of an image problem: The early maths plan for Australias primary schools
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (661+ words) March 2, 2026 " 5: 31pm Students will be taught consumer and financial literacy earlier in primary school under a plan to bolster declining maths skills across the country. Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority chief executive Stephen Gniel told The Sydney Morning Herald School Summit…...
The secret formula adding up to VCE maths success at this expanding school
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (775+ words) February 1, 2026 " 5: 00am Many students who love maths fall for it while breezing through arithmetic in primary school. Not so Eva White, who was drawn to it in kindergarten: "I just remember loving to solve patterns," she says. The Bacchus Marsh Grammar…...
The Quantum era crept up while you were watching AI
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (551+ words) Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder geopolitical power is finally moving out of the lab: quantum. The United Nations dubbed 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. It's been marked…...
It looks like you, it sounds like you, it moves like you. And it can get you your degree
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (499+ words) On the screen, it looks just like you. It has your looks, your voice and even your mannerisms. But it's not you; it's an AI deepfake created to undertake exams, tutorials and other course requirements before you " the real you…...
This was the hardest ATAR exam question WA students faced. Can you solve it?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (489+ words) For Dr Vesife Hatisaru, solving mathematics equations can be likened to watching Netflix or going for a walk along the beach " in other words, it's something she does to unwind and have fun. But Hatisaru, a lecturer in mathematics education…...