We’ll keep things ticking along while working on a couple meatier posts. So, time for another TNDOT. This one is a double-barrelled question from the 1913 Victorian Pass Algebra Matric exam. Have fun. Continue reading “TNDOT 6: Discovering Our Roots”
Category: TNDOT
TNDOT 5: The Party of the First Part
This multi-TNDOT is a little different, not as high a level or as old school as the previous ones, but the questions still seem pretty wild. We haven’t thought about the questions at any length, but conceivably they could also be used to challenge/tease younger students.
The TNDOT consists of two questions, each with two parts, from the 1911 Victorian Pass Algebra Matric exam. The exam paper instructed students to answer only one part from each question but we run a tough blog here and all readers are expected to answer all questions. As usual, commenters might refrain from posting answers too quickly, so that other readers have a chance to have a go. Have fun. Continue reading “TNDOT 5: The Party of the First Part”
TNDOT 4: Two Trigs in One
I’m still trying to deal with the backlog, and the other “topical” posts are requiring a bit more work than envisaged. So, to keep things ticking along, and by request, here is a new TNDOT. As for TNDOT 2, this one is from the 1913 Victorian Matric Trigonometry Honours Exam. Have fun.
TNDOT 3: The Remainders of the Day
Here’s a third entry in our Teaching New Dogs Old Trigs Tricks series: the first three questions from the 1907 Victorian Matric Algebra exam.* As well as the computational aspects, readers might be interested in contemplating what was expected for the proof parts, as well as how one might fruitfully present such results to students now, a century later.
*) TNDOT 2 is also in the process of being updated. Stay tuned.
TNDOT 2: Trigged Again
This is the second post in our new, Teaching New Dogs Old Trigs/Tricks series. This one, suggested by a reader, is another trig one, with the final part related to our first TNDOT post. It is from the 1913 Victorian Matric Trigonometry Honours Exam. Here it is:
Teaching New Dogs Old Trigs
I’ll get back to the anti-festive posts in the near future: there’s plenty of whacking on the to-do-soon list. But for now, while still digesting the Christmas feast as well as recovering from a cold or the plague or whatever, here’s a quick puzzle post. Continue reading “Teaching New Dogs Old Trigs”