Online help with all aspects of Mathematics http://mathsonline.org <p>Learning the Multiplication Tables is one of the most important skills in mathematics. We are putting together a range of suggestions and resources to make learning them more straightforward. Keep checking back in this section as it will be added to in due course.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/tables.html <p>Two animations kick off a new series added to the site. The aim is to illustrate a number of key mathematical techniques through animation. The first two animations focus on constructing the perpendicular bisector to a line and bisecting an angle. More will follow.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/animations.html <p>Try Reversi, the online version of the board game, Othello. The rules take seconds to learn but the game has a timeless fascination once you are hooked.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/reversi.html <p>We have now added a daily Kakuro puzzle to keep your mind sharp. Simply fill in the squares using the numbers from 1 to 9 to obtain the vertical and horizontal totals indicated. No digit may be repeated within any individual block. Each day you will be able to check the solution for the previous day.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/kakuroDaily.html <p>Here is the latest Puzzle to try. Show how the four jugs can be used to leave 3 litres in each of the smaller jugs without spilling any water. The solution to the previous puzzle is also posted.</p> http://mathsonline.org/index.html <p>Get your daily fix of Sudoku with MathsOnline. Hints are available if you need them and you can see the solution unfold the following day. Full explanatory text will be added in due course to accompany the solutions.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/sudokuDaily.html <p>In the 1870s a puzzle involving sliding blocks caused a sensation. Could the randomly arranged blocks be rearranged by sliding them so that they ended up in numerical order with the blank space in the bottom right corner of the game board? Here is a new online version of the puzzle which allows you to start with a smaller puzzle to begin with if you wish.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/sliding.html <p>Take a look at this mathematical mind-reading trick. Can you work out how it is done?</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/mind.html <p>Here is the latest Puzzle to try. A solution to the previous puzzle is available by following the link to the Puzzle Archive.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/.html?54 <p>How good is your knowledge of the Tables? This new page generates ten random tables questions each time you load the page. Only five seconds are allowed before moving to the next question. Check your progress by viewing the answers at the end.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/Test.html <p>This page has had a complete re-vamp, and now includes a randomly-generated long division worked through with explanatory comments. Every time you refresh the page a different sum will be generated. You can still enter your own sum and the long division will be performed for you, though this element will be the subject of a revision shortly too.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/longDiv.html <p>The latest Puzzle of the Week for you to try. You might like to look at the solution for Puzzle of the Week No. 41 for a hint. Check back when the next puzzle is added for the solution.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/puzzle.html?53 <p>On 28th December 2006 this site was re-launched with a completely new look. The vast majority of the features from the old site have now been transferred and new content will be added from time to time.</p> http://mathsonline.org/index.html <p>Try our Pairs game with a Christmas theme. Click on a card to reveal what is on the reverse and then try to match it with another. Every time you reload the page the images will be randomly shuffled.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pairs/pairs.html <p>This page shows in detail how to work out algebraic long division. This little application can handle divisions with or without remainders.</p> <p>At present there is no descriptive text but this will be added in due course.</p> http://mathsonline.org/pages/algDiv.html