All Maths skills articles – Page 7
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ResourceMaths for Chemists booklet
This booklet includes the key mathematical content most chemistry students encounter during the early stages of their first year of undergraduate study. It should be used in addition to, and to complement, traditional textbooks, any lecture or tutorial teaching, and lecture and tutor notes. It contains numerous examples demonstrating how ...
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ResourceThe interactive lab primer - abbreviations, constants and glossary
This resource from the interactive lab primer highlights the vocabulary and standards most commonly used in university and research chemistry laboratories.
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ResourceThe scale of the Universe 2
An interactive tool to explore the size and scale of the universe and learn about everything in between. Created by Cary and Michael Huang.
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CPD articleRates of reactions
Steve Hacker explains how the concept of reaction rates could be introduced
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IdeasCalculations: how to help your students
What's in a number? Jonathan Agger and Kristy Turner show you how to clear up confusion with units
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ResourceFuture Cities project
Set your learners a problem-based case study with a sustainable development project
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ResourcePPLATO Maths & Physics resources portal
This resource links to the PPLATO Maths & Physics resources portal. The resources on this portal look at a number of different mathematical topics, including maths topics that correspond to different areas of science.
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ResourceCurve sketching - Advanced maths
Sketching the curve of a rational function, f(t)= t^2/(t+3), is discussed in this screen capture video. Video: Curve sketching
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ResourceIntroductory maths for HE: logarithms
Learn about the fundamental concepts of logarithms. The video studies the graph of the logarithm function and include some worked examples.
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ResourceIntroductory maths for HE: powers
Discover the origin of the rules for combining powers. Learn how to interpret negative and fractional powers as well as how to raise a variable to the powers of one and zero
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ResourceIntroductory maths for HE: chain rule (example B)
A second example showing how to use the chain rule to differentiate.
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ResourceIntroductory maths for HE: chain rule (example A)
A worked example of how to use the chain rule of differentiation.
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Event NewsVariety in Chemistry Education 2015
Michael Seery reports from the conference for chemistry teaching and learning in higher education
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IdeasWhy are formula triangles bad?
Jenny Koenig explains how teachers can help students learn to rearrange equations
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AnalysisThe language of maths in science
Richard Needham talks about the difficulties students have in applying maths skills in the science classroom
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ResourceAstounding numbers
This activity is designed to be fun and generate a wow factor for the students. It tries to convey how amazing the scale is that we use in chemistry. In question 8 the students are asked to use creative thinking and come up with some questions of their own.
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