Tag: Mathematics
Mathematics in high school: the call of 30 big bosses
In a column published in Challenges, 30 leaders of large companies launch an appeal to “save the math”. Summary A call to save math On March 30, 30 leaders of…
Mathematics in high school: what will change?
As of the next school year, mathematics should be better integrated into school curricula, following the report on the place of mathematics in general education in high school drawn up…
Encryption: what is it?
the encryption is a way to scramble data so that only authorized parties can understand the information. It is the process of converting plain text that anyone can read into…
Mathematical game: the Egyptian triangle
We attribute to Pythagoras, the theorem which affirms that, in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other…
“Math neurons” identified in the brain
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Mathematical game: calculating the average speed of cars
The calculation of the average speed of motorists seems simple to solve. However, it is better to reflect… Here are two examples. If you drive 100 kilometers at an average…
Mathematical game: the captain and the partisan
Some questions seem to call for an equation to be solved but lead to unrelated questions, such as purely arithmetic problems concerning prime numbers, for example. You will also be…
Mathematics, in the common core in Première and Terminale?
Mathematics is now one of the specialties chosen by high school students. Faced with the concern of teachers who are noticing a drop in the number of students choosing this…
Mathematical game: the age question that drives you crazy
When you try to solve them using arithmetic reasoning, some age questions can drive you crazy. Quite simply because it is difficult to follow the statement. Fortunately, algebra simplifies everything……
Mathematical game: how many nuggets did the jeweler use?
In this new math game, find out which nuggets of gold the jeweler used. A jeweler at seven gold nuggets whose weights are all distinct, from 1 to 7 grams.…