Have you ever given someone a gift that they really, really wanted? Have you watched the way their face lit up as they realised what you’ve given them? Have you ever been the receiver of such a gift? Do you remember the feeling you had when you opened up your gift and discovered the treasure […]
Category Archives: General
Dear Friend of Maths at Sharp, It’s suddenly August and the weather is turning to sunshine again. We hope you have enjoyed your break and that the IEB teachers enjoy their break now. I am very excited to share some personal news with you – my husband and I are expecting a little […]
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Jul
Jul
This year’s AMESA conference took place at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. Workshops were held throughout the first week of the school holidays. The AMESA 2018 workshops were hosted by various teachers, district officials, organisations involved in mathematics as well as other various stakeholders like Sharp. This year Sharp hosted 4 […]
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Jul
Jul
This year saw the national AMESA congress take place at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. Teachers from all over the country traveled to the university to be inspired, to meet old friends, and to make new ones. Over the course of the week Sharp handed out 1 000 calculators at the conference. […]
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Apr
Apr
This grade 12 worksheet on calculus consists of finding the first and second derivatives using the short-cut method finding the point of inflection and the concavity of the graph drawing the cubic graph by finding the x and y intercepts finding the stationary or turning points finding the point of inflection and finally, optimization of […]
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Apr
Apr
This worksheet on the construction of geometric figures covers the first week of constructions in grade 9, term 2. It goes through constructing angles using a protractor and then constructing those same angles using a compass and ruler. The worksheet then uses constructions to explore the properties of quadrilaterals and triangles. This includes congruency, diagonal […]
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Mar
Mar
Every month or two we send out a newsletter to our subscribers. This is our March 2018 issue. Please do subscribe and let us know what you think 🙂 Dear Reader, As I sit here and write this, the thunder has been rolling through. It’s crazy to think that the official change into […]
General, News
How many marks can you lose in a matric maths exam if you dont own a scientific calculator
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Mar
Mar
Many people have asked me why I think it is so important to put Scientific Calculators into matric (and grade 10 and 11) students’ hands. So, I decided to do a very simple experiment. Over the last 3 days I have been writing matric maths exam papers. Apart from realising that I remember very little […]
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Jan
Jan
Dear Fellow Smart-Solvers, Happy 2018! Wishing you a wonderful and exciting year ahead filled with interesting classes, great maths days and maybe a visit or two. I have really been enjoying my colouring in over the holidays (I even found a calendar for 2018 that I can colour in – Yay! 😊). Although […]
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Jan
Jan
And so the new school year begins, and we wonder about fun new activities that we can use to introduce our students to the fun side of maths, and maybe teach them something in the process. Enter the calculator word crossword puzzle! A great exercise in learning their way around using a basic calculator, and if […]