Want to learn maths? Play games online
China Daily | Updated: 2009-12-01 08:03
LONDON: Internet games can boost children's interest in mathematics, says a footballing Oxford University professor who plays wearing the prime number 17 and uses dance to prove theorems.
Marcus du Sautoy says there is "a real crisis" in maths education in English secondary schools, attended by pupils aged 11 to 16, where he says initially enthusiastic pupils "lose interest and become bored".
His response is a glitzy maths website that uses arcade-style games to teach children curriculum topics such as geometry and quadratic equations.
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