Maths
Blaming maths teachers for students' struggles 'insulting'
It is insulting that teachers are being blamed for students finding a Year 11 maths exam too hard, a senior maths teacher says. Video
Teachers demand explanation from NZQA on hard math exam
A Wellington school's head of Maths says tough exam could affect future course choices for students. Audio
Maths exams leaves year 11 students in tears
Year 11 maths students were in tears last week after their maths exam shattered their confidence and left them devastated. Audio
MCAT maths exam "too hard"
Maths teachers in Wellington will meet tonight to discuss what action they may take over last weeks MCAT algebra exam for year 11 students. Audio
Andrew Hacker - Who Needs Maths Anyway?
Professor emeritus Andrew Hacker recently published an article entitled 'Is Algebra Necessary?' that caused quite a stir. The article proposed getting rid of compulsory high school maths because… Audio
School maths achievement sliding
Oliver Hartwich of the NZ Initiative think-tank discusses the possibility of making maths and science compulsory NCEA subjects. Audio
Only women need apply, says Melbourne university
An Australian university has taken the extraordinary step of opening up jobs to female applicants only in the male-dominated area of mathematic academia.
Joseph Mazur: The math and myth of coincidence
Give a monkey a keyboard and eventually, it will type out a line from Shakespeare. Is a miracle or just maths? Retired mathematics professor Joseph Mazur explains how likely the unlikely really is in… Audio
Worries that proven maths programme could lose funding
A maths expert with proven success for a programme she helped set up for low decile schools is worried about running out of funding. Pasifika maths educator Roberta - or Bobbie - Hunter from Massey… Audio
The mathematics of cancer
Dr Trevor Graham of Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London is using mathematics as a way to identify patterns of growth in cancerous tumours. Audio
Different equations equals maths debate
If you get the right answer does it matter how you get there? Audio
Maths & 'Making Waves' in Art History
Can image analysis detect the hand of the Old Masters like Giotto or Rembrandt? The pioneering Belgian physicist and mathematician, Ingrid Daubechies has the answers. She is in New Zealand, as the… Audio
From climate change to card tricks, Maths has the answers!
Need a mortgage? Buying a new car? Going on holiday? You won't get far unless you have a basic grasp of mathematics. But for something that plays such a vital role in our everyday lives, maths has a… Audio
Playing Favourites with Mark Todd
Co-founder of Auckland urban development company Ockham Residential, and the Ockham Foundation, an education-based registered charity, and new sponsor of the New Zealand Book Awards. Audio
Chance to correct NZ's poor marks
Several thousand 15-year-olds hold the international reputation of New Zealand's education system in their hands. Audio
Report into Numeracy Project
Advice from conservative group the NZ Initiative to get back to basics in teaching maths to school kids. Jonathan Anderson the director of tuition company Kip McGrath talks to the Panel about what… Audio
Is New Zealand's strategy for teaching maths failing?
Glenda Anthony, Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Research in Mathematics Education at Massey University. Audio
Maths teaching in NZ: has the numeracy project failed?
A new report being launched by the Education Minister today has criticised the way maths is taught to primary students, saying there is a lack of emphasis on the basics which is holding children back… Audio
Insight for 2 November 2014 - Maths & Science Not Hitting Mark
John Gerritsen explores why NZ school students have slumped in maths and science Audio
Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy from the Physics Department of the University of Auckland points the laser at how physics can affect our everyday life - the physics of networks, such as the hidden structure of the… Audio
