Translations

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Combining Transformations

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Does changing the order of transformations always/sometimes/never produce the same transformation?
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Khun Phaen Escapes to Freedom

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Slide the pieces to move Khun Phaen past all the guards into the position on the right from which he can escape to freedom.
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A Knight's Journey

This article looks at knight's moves on a chess board and introduces you to the idea of vectors and vector addition.
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Friezes

Some local pupils lost a geometric opportunity recently as they surveyed the cars in the car park. Did you know that car tyres, and the wheels that they on, are a rich source of geometry?
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Shaping Up With Tessellations

This article describes the scope for practical exploration of tessellations both in and out of the classroom. It seems a golden opportunity to link art with maths, allowing the creative side of your children to take over.
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Topkapi Palace

These images are taken from the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. Can you work out the basic unit that makes up each pattern? Can you continue the pattern? Can you see any similarities and differences in the designs?
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Frieze Patterns in Cast Iron

A gallery of beautiful photos of cast ironwork friezes in Australia with a mathematical discussion of the classification of frieze patterns.
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The Frieze Tree

Patterns that repeat in a line are strangely interesting. How many types are there and how do you tell one type from another?