Weekend Maths

Former physicist, now maths HoD. Love all things maths and science (not just at the weekend!)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Now you know why

[Geoff and Margaret @RetirementTales]

To all teachers, school support staff, early years colleagues, college staff, leaders and families whose children are returning to school tomorrow: we wish you a smooth start to the year!

Thank you for all you do.

[score follower @incipitsify]

A polyrhythm but it keeps getting faster and faster until…

[Matt Henderson @matthen2]

a simple and random process that creates an intricate and structured fractal pattern. At each step, pick a random edge to form a triangle, and the next point is the center of the triangle.

[Idan Tal @MagicPi2]

Adding vectors

[Annie? Rauwerda? @anniierau]

I could stare at this for so long

[Tungsteno @74WTungsteno]

And here comes the champion!! A Deltoid inside an Astroid inside a 5-cusped Hypocycloid 🪐🎆🪐
https://t.co/1WXcxCrIFS
#math #science #iteachmath #mtbos #visualization #elearning #geometry

[たいすーらせん @Yugemaku]

○

[Tungsteno @74WTungsteno]

Circular motion made straight: Tchebyshev linkage and plantigrade machine
https://t.co/nApLr9ixN2 (by Mathematical Etudes)
#math #science #iteachmath #mtbos #visualization #elearning #geometry

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

Siphon https://t.co/BmFnWRxKxL

[たいすーらせん @Yugemaku]

⚙️

[Matt Henderson @matthen2]

balls bouncing in a circle appear to be curving. But they are actually going in straight lines (keep watching)

[Abakcus @abakcus]

Which one is the fastest path? Our intuition says it should be the shortest path, but actually, the shortest path is not the fastest! The minimum time happens when you choose the cycloid path. Pretty cool! 👀

[Tungsteno @74WTungsteno]

Dot and Cross Product
https://t.co/3Prqwt5FF7 (The Mechanical Universe)
#math #science #iteachmath #mtbos #visualization #elearning #algebra

[Idan Tal @MagicPi2]

Ellipse
#mtbos #iteachmath #math #maths

[Idan Tal @MagicPi2]

Hyperbole
#mtbos #iteachmath #math #Maths

[Idan Tal @MagicPi2]

Complex numbers
#mtbos #iteachmath #math #maths

[Idan Tal @MagicPi2]

Conic sections
#mtbos #iteachmath #math #maths

[Idan Tal @MagicPi2]

Arithmetic-Geometric mean inequality
#mtbos #iteachmath #math #Maths