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Mathematician, Musician, Speaker, Teacher. Freelance, AMSP, & Uni of Bath.
Working with @Numberphile @MathsInspiratn @TMiPUK and on YouTube @SparksMaths
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You can come and watch and listen to some of us oldies trying to recapture the glory days (and compare the current group doing their well-practised awesome vocal antics). Oxford Town Hall 3pm. Saturday 28th June.
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Is 'dolorous' from this too (even if hardly heard in English anymore)?
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I have argued (once, successfully) that the volume and nature of revisions I was asked to do was beyond the scope of the original contract and then it invoiced for time spent on the new revisions. Such a messy grey area though.
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Use (e.g.) Microsoft Onenote to write on. Copy and paste in an image of each question.
Use Windows built in screen recorder to capture screen (on windows 11) (Windows-key+shift+S is the shortcut but you then can choose whether to capture a still image or record the screen)
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Originally "Seventh Term..." just for confusing historical context?
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I saw this one yesterday and thought of you and @peterrowlett.net
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I think not exactly like your example. But you could have a list say A={a,b,c,...}, a slider n, and then X=Element(A,n) will be the nth element from A.
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I'm curious what students would actually try to do here, it's surprisingly subtle to give a wrong answer that (someone/AI) might think is right.
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Yes, indeed. I was just trying to play the system. Its commentary is pedagogically not ridiculous (there was more sensible chat about common misconceptions).
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The point here is that AI is both useful and stupid. It can nevertheless be a helpful way to engage with content. It's also not going away, so we can normalise using it *appropriately*, and distrusting and discussing it usefully.
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Q3 I'm going to claim this as a win. My answer is equivalent to 56kg, and it thinks I should have full marks.
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Q2 it called my answer both incorrect and correct. You decide if I was successful.
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Gemini needed asking twice to actually clearly mark these. Q1, gave no trouble.
Further responses in next posts...
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My answers (see instructions at top)
1. 17/20
2. 1 and twice a quarter
3. Seven eights kg
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Here's an attempt:
Test (Gemini generated it)
Essentially:
1. 3/5 + 1/4
2. 2/3 + 5/6
3. 1/2 + 3/8
More details in image.
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- First question, no tricks. Try to get it right.
- 2nd question you must try to get right in a way that *AI will mark it wrong*.
- Last question you must get wrong in a way that *AI might mark it right*.
Submit a student set of answers live to Gemini/ChatGPT and discuss.
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What's the Hexagon Half-life?
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Indeed, this is just the income tax situation. You are quite right that dividends etc need a different calculation.
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I had the same problem with 97 missing and messing up my searches
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Nice. After a happy little calculation to find some shunned primes, I found OEIS using the phrase "Hermit Primes" oeis.org/A268343
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Sadly, n is close to zero for me. Sounds like I should read Daniel Levitin.
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Consider sitting down.
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Genuinely pleased at this news! Long live less division between art, science and creativity!
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📌
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Typo in your graphic on Tom's surname. Just FYI!
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It can also be extraordinarily useful to turn the presenter view into a window (you have to click the 'maximise/restore' middle icon of the three in the top right on windows). Then you can 'dock' it on half of your screen and see other stuff (notes etc) elsewhere.
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One extra facet to this 'live handwriting' discussion is that PPT allows you to write on the *presenter view* so you can keep an extended desktop if you need it.
i.e. have sensitive material on your monitor screen, but keep the projector display separate.
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Then change pen colour from red to something more sensible. I think it will save with a presentation.
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Set Up Slide Show in Slide Show Tab
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You can change it in the Set Up Slide Show menu... Hang on. Will find a screen capture.