Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
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Discover the importance of recognizing and utilizing patterns in art, nature, science, and mathematics. Enhance your problem-solving skills with this free course on patterns and formulas, exploring ancient number patterns to the latest mathematical research. Learn to visualize problems, recognize patterns, and use word formulas to solve a wide range of problems. Derive simple word formulas and utilize doing and undoing diagrams to manipulate formulas effectively. Start your journey towards mastering patterns and formulas today.
Patterns occur everywhere in art, nature, science and especially mathematics. Being able to recognise, describe and use these patterns is an important skill that helps you to tackle a wide variety of different problems. This free course, Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas, explores some of these patterns, from ancient number patterns to the latest mathematical research.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Visualise problems using pictures and diagrams
Recognise patterns in a variety of different situations
Use a word formula to help solve a problem
Derive simple word formulas, for example for use in a spreadsheet
Use doing and undoing diagrams to change formulas round.
