Welcome to the @airdrieacademy Maths and Numeracy Department- the department where everyone counts. Follow for all the goings on in the maths world and beyond.

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Annual reminder that the relationship breakup peak is among us! A timeless masterpiece by @infobeautiful.
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What kind of childhood makes a top scientist? Is it enough to have all the right traits (brilliance, grit, etc) or do you need the right family too? And why should we care? A 🧵 on our paper on the Nobel Laureates. A teaser: the income distribution of the laureates' fathers.1/N
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Maths supported study will take place Tuesday after school 3.45pm-4.45pm as shown below. All S4/5/6 welcome and encouraged to attend!
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8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on this side of the world. The eye is TINY at nearly 3.8 miles wide. This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth's atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.
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We are at BioCity Labs Glasgow for our 2nd Ada Lovelace Day visit. Thank you to BioCity and all the companies hosting our S2 girls for this fantastic STEM opportunity!
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Did you know spent coffee grounds can be used to make sun cream? 😯 We also used pasta to simulate the effects of antibiotics on your gut and learn about anti microbial resistance 🦠
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The old Terry’s factory in York has a sculpture of a chocolate orange outside.
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Lovely population density map of the British Isles (yes, I know some of you don’t like the name but that’s geography for you…) by @viola__alba. Give her a follow if you like maps - she is great!
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🇲🇽Grazie mille to the Paesano pizzaioli for today’s pizza napoletana workshop. 🇮🇹 🍕 Our S3 Italian class really enjoyed it! @AirdrieAcademy #respect #determination #globalschool
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Well done to all S2 pupils involved in the IDL Dyson Challenge design task. Pupils worked creatively and collaboratively over four double periods to produce fantastic spaghetti bridges, marble towers, egg parachutes and geodesic domes. #determination #ambition #respect #teamwork
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Today we’re at the Newton Flight Academy again with our S3 mathematicians. We have used bearings, speed distance time calculations and planned our flight route… now it’s time to fly! @AirdrieAcademy
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Guy Fawkes Night inbound means one thing - the chemistry of pyrotechnics… and making sparklers 🎆 🥼🎇 @S2LHSYT using their knowledge of flame colours to select salt solutions to make some nice effects 🔥 @LHS_Science_
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This afternoon we had the great pleasure of meeting Darci. She is the newest Hospice ambassador @AirdrieAcademy She already has her first activity planned and will be selling Hospice Christmas Cards and Calendars at parents night over the next 2 weeks. Thank you Darci 👏👏
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Massive thank you to Dr. @jonriddledevlin from @StrathMathStat who came to visit @AirdrieAcademy today. Mr Lofnes’ S4 class and the Higher Applications cohort took part in workshops on Spread of Infectious Diseases (below), Network Theory and the Life of a Maths Researcher!
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Map shows Europe in 1444. Europe was still outrageously fragmented at the time. The boom of the nation state was still in the future. Source: buff.ly/3hdPzXd
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Departmental Supported Study takes place every Wednesday* immediately after school (1545-1645). *Note some weeks may coincide with parents nights and other commitments and therefore will not be available. Please ask your maths teacher for any clarification!
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Today Airdrie Academy S2 pupils are attending the Step into STEM event at Glasgow city college. Thank you to the staff and employers for a great morning so far. Looking forward to more workshops and networking in the afternoon session. @cityofglasgowcu @DYWScot @AirdrieAcademy
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace was born in 1815, but her work was so revolutionary that she was recognized as the world's first computer programmer in the mid-1900s! This day, founded in 2009, uplifts women and girls who are working in or interested in STEM fields. – at Manhattan, NY
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Easily one of the top five most influential maritime journeys in history. This is the voyage Charles Darwin took on the HMS Beagle. Source: buff.ly/3RQ7aIB
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