Mathematical Association of Tasmania

Membership 2012

MAT membership form 2012

Annual Conference 11^th & 12^th May 2012     Getting into Shape

Key note speakers: Pep Serow & Shelley Dole

Venue : Newstead College Launceston

•  Mathematics Relays 2012

This year the relay will be held on Sunday, 1st July at Rosny College (South), Newstead College (North) and Burnie High School (North-West).  Schools enter teams of four students in Primary (grades 5, 6), Lower Secondary (grades 7, 8), Upper Secondary (grades 9, 10) or Senior Secondary (grades 11, 12)..

Sample questions and solution papers are now available! See Student Activities 

• National Mathematics Day 2012

This event will be held on Friday 18th May (see Activities for further information)

• MAT Mathematics Problem Competition 2012

 For more than 40 years the Mathematical Association of Tasmania has conducted the MAT Mathematics Problem Competition for Tasmanian students in Years 7 to 12. Through this Competition some outstanding Mathematics students have been identified and, for other students, the Competition has sparked an interest in Mathematics. The event consists of a set of mathematical problems which aim to test the student’s logic. There are normally 12 questions for each of the three divisions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12). 

 The 2012 competition will be held on Tuesday, 22nd May.

• ML Urquhart Competition

Held in August each year this Competition is the most mathematically demanding of competitions conducted by the Association.  In 2012, the competition will take place on Tuesday June 26th.

News

• You can join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandy-Bay-Australia/Mathematical-Association-of-Tasmania-MAT/194312834795?ref=mf 

• Take a look at version 3.0 of the Australian curriculum for Mathematics K-10. Go to http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Home and register to have your say.

• The National Numeracy Review report has been published on the COAG website. Read the executive summary and key recommendations here. NNR Executive Summary

• NAPLAN (National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy) results have been distributed to parents. The release of the summary report has resulted in a range of comments in the media. The AAMT's views are detailed in the Position Paper which can be downloaded from http://www.aamt.edu.au/Documentation/Statements .

• Read these position papers released by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: Standards for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Mathematics for the 21st Century, Financial Literacy

Recent Events

•  National Mathematics Day: Past activities are available here: Activities

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 Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers