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Memory and Awareness

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016Oxford Maths 1 Comment
Trigonometry

Isn’t it amazing how quickly and easily adolescents can learn the words of a song, and yet they struggle to remember mathematical formulae? Memory in mathematics is quite peculiar. In common with learning the words of a song, once you get started, it can be surprising how much comes back, but, as with songs, it […]

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