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You don't have to be a high school science student to realise that forces play an important role in our everyday lives. Simply picking up your suitcase requires force - and you have to exert more force when that suitcase is full of textbooks. There are forces at work on everything in the universe, from large objects right down to the tiny atoms that make up those objects.

Jy hoef nie 'n hoërskool Fisiese Wetenskap student te wees om te besef dat kragte 'n belangrike rol in ons alledaagse lewe speel nie. Om net jou tas op te tel, moet jy 'n krag uitoefen - en jy moet meer krag uitoefen as die tas vol handboeke is. Kragte werk op alles in die heelal in, van groot voorwerpe tot by die kleinste atome, waaruit voorwerpe bestaan.

Developing number sense is the first step every student of mathematics must take on their journey to mastering the subject. Counting is the cornerstone of number sense and involves understanding what numbers represent and the relationships between numbers. This skill is developed in young children from Grade 1 to Grade 3 and includes the following concepts...

Die ontwikkeling van getalbegrip is die eerste stap vir enige wiskunde student op hul pad om van hierdie vak 'n sukses te maak. Tel is die hoeksteen van getalbegrip en behels die verstaan van wat elke getal beteken asook die verband tussen die getalle. Hierdie vaardigheid word vasgelê by leerders in Graad 1 tot Graad 3 en behels die volgende beginsels...

According to the Oxford Living Dictionaries, a statistic is 'a fact or piece of data obtained from a study of a large quantity of numerical data'. You might think that only scientists and mathematicians use statistics, but we all rely on statistics every day of our lives. Don't believe us? Keep reading and you'll discover just how much you rely on statistics every day.

Statistiek word meermale beskryf as die wetenskap wat met die insameling en ontleding van data (waarnemings) te make het, asook met die maak van gevolgtrekkings en die neem van besluite op grond van dié ontledings. Jy mag dalk dink dat slegs wetenskaplikes en wiskundiges gebruik maak van statistiek, maar ons almal maak egter gereeld van statistiek gebruik in ons alledaagse lewe. Indien jy dit nie glo nie, lees gerus verder.

As a student of mathematics, you're bound to come across the Fibonacci sequence. It's a well-known number pattern that can be applied to a wide range of subjects, from music and art to finance and nature. And there are more of these number patterns that are used to help us make sense of the world.

Iewers in jou wiskundeloopbaan het jy al kennis gemaak met die Fibonacci-getalle. Dit is 'n welbekende getalpatroon wat toegepas kan word in verskeie rigtings, vanaf musiek en kuns tot finansies en die natuur. En daar is selfs nóg van hierdie getalpatrone wat ons gebruik om sin te maak van die wêreld om ons.

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We're thrilled to announce our new monthly competition for students of maths and science. Starting on 7 February 2019, students in seven categories will have the opportunity to win a two-month subscription to Voucher Plus. With vouchers ranging in total value from R250 to R500, you can spoil yourself and show off your skills in your favourite subjects.

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Ons is opgewonde om ons nuwe maandelikse kompetisie vir Wiskunde en Wetenskap leerders bekend te stel. Beginnende op die 7de Februarie 2019, sal studente die geleentheid hê om in sewe kategorieë 'n twee maandelikse subskripsie vir Voucher Plus te wen. Met koepons waarvan die totale waarde tussen R250 tot R500 is, kan jy jouself bederf en jou vaardighede in jou gunsteling vakke toets.

For many years, educators have disagreed over the place of calculators in the classroom. There are those who feel that they are a necessary part of the modern maths curriculum, while others believe that students come to rely on them unnecessarily for basic calculations. As a parent of a child studying maths, here's what you need to know about the great calculator debate...

Opvoeders verskil al verskeie jare oor die plek van sakreknaars in die klaskamer. Daar is dié wat voel dat die sakrekenaar 'n belangrike rol speel in die moderne wiskunde kurrikulum, terwyl ander glo dat leerders onnodig staat maak op die sakrekenaar vir eenvoudige berekeninge. As ouer van 'n kind wat wiskunde as vak neem, behoort die volgende 'n bietjie lig te werp op dié debat:

In a modern world, where students can get the answers they need with a click of a mouse, you might wonder whether mathematics is still an important subject. Do you really need to know algebra or trigonometry to be successful? Perhaps not, but there's much more to maths than you might think.

In vandag se moderne wêreld, waar leerders se antwoorde slegs die druk van 'n knoppie vereis, mag jy dalk wonder waarom wiskunde as vak nog belangrik is. Is algebra en trigonometrie werklik nodig om suksesvol te wees? Moontlik nie, maar daar is soveel meer waarde aan wiskunde as wat jy dalk mag besef.