I love maths; always have. I remember as a child doing arithmetic in my head (love that 17 times table!) as I went to sleep; my first degrees were in mathematics; and my favourite books (as attested in ‘My Books‘, not about books I’ve authored, but the best of my collection) are about maths, particularly its history. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Guest post*: 7 Ways to Have More Fun as an Online Student
Studying in the online realm can be pretty amazing. You can participate in class from any location across the globe and can typically do so at any time of the day. You can work at your own pace and you can even determine how to form a course to your personal learning style. Continue reading
12 … no, make that 5 videos you should view
We love lists: we make them, we read about them, we try to remember them. So it is unsurprising that authors often present us with lists of things we should do, say, eat, smell, visit or view. But is it just that I’m getting old(er), but why do I prefer nice short lists, rather than long ones? Anything more than five is getting a bit much for me. Continue reading
Of congee, the Noonday Gun and Australian higher education
We’ve all had the experience – a long flight which is due to land early in the morning, and with 90 minutes to go they bring out the ‘breakfast’. We dutifully ask for the Western style, lift the lid, and are confronted with what is both visually and olfactorily pretty ghastly. Continue reading