Pat Cobb

Mathematician, Teacher, Runner, Busy Dad, Geogebra Geek - in no particular order! All views my own. Retweets not endorsements

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@CoreMathsTom @clw9999 If you think it’s Biden I think you might have been blinded by the light 😜

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@cchapman85 That’s a good point, I’ve not fully embraced* the new calculator so why should I expect to get used to it if I keep running back to the original classwiz. Perhaps I need to commit - maybe in September!

*barely used might be more accurate!

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

Seem to think there was a discussion about alternatives to the latest classwiz calculator recently but I can’t find the posts, were any feasible, non graphical, alternatives identified for A level/GCSE?

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@TheMathsBazaar Yes, thank you!

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@Sheena2907 I don’t think so as GCSE Stats doesn’t count as passing grade 4 maths in terms of a resit etc, and it generally sits in the optional buckets in Progress 8 of our students. We do GCSE stats in year 10 for our whole cohort

[Boolean Maths Hub @booleanmathshub]

This month the Boolean Maths Hub and the AMSP are running a teach meet for #CoreMaths

There will be time to consider the benefits for students studying Core Maths, share strategies to set up or extend Core Maths provision, and to do some maths!

https://t.co/BriVdEi42W

[Dale Chapman @MrChapmanMaths]

Lovely to have @robeastaway talk to our year 10 cohort today. Looking forward to getting stuck into this!

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@WelshMarathon Hi, I assume there is a bag drop for tomorrow but can’t see details on the website, please could you confirm. Thanks.

[Jo Denton @DrJoDenton]

The Core Maths Premium has landed! £900 per student to help all schools and colleges offer this brilliant course! https://t.co/r9bP9jEiPz

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@harrybakerpoet Bath please!

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@Whitehughes @mrsouthernmaths @colinfoster77 For identities or inequalities considering LHS-RHS, (and for identities the ensuing joy of smashing everything in sight algebraically until you get 0, and the related useful tip - that if a fraction =0, then the num=0)

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@MaxTheMaths Is that Barafundle/Stackpole Quay? Looks lovely though whether it is or isn’t!

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@RhydianWatkins @mathsjem I'm not sure I'd keep using the squares as a method, because for large square factors it will be inefficient, so I'd probably use the squares more in my initial explanation.

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

Interested to know the preference between the left and the right for introducing simplifying surds. Both in @mathsjem 's book, but with some extra "diagramming" thrown in (poll in next tweet)

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

Which method for simplifying surds (pic in previous tweet)

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

and details of Integration here https://t.co/c07okIggkJ

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

Looking forward to more mathematical discussions with @SparksMaths We're exploring Differentiation 3 October and Integration on 7 November. Both online 4-5:30. Details for Diff. here if you'd like to join us https://t.co/A76M5nMmDD

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@Integral_Maths @therispguy @MrChapmanMaths I reckon save this task for Y13 rather than doing it with current Y12FM. I've made a note in the OneNote

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

Y13FM and I really enjoyed this FM rich task from
@Integral_Maths
(its in the Matrices & Inverses section) and
@therispguy
last week. Great matrices recap and interesting result in Part 3, and algebraic neatness when justifying - lovely!

[Pat Cobb @PCMaths]

@MrChapmanMaths Calculator (maybe one that only tells you the answer after you’ve made a sensible estimate 😉)