{"id":165,"date":"2026-04-15T12:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:42:53","slug":"hard-sums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard S:UMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-blocksy-query\" data-id=\"c9438b7c\"><div class=\"ct-posts-block\" data-prefix=\"blog\"><div class=\"entries\" data-archive=\"default\" data-layout=\"enhanced-grid\" data-cards=\"boxed\"><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-152 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/blog-refresh-and-relaunch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Blog refresh and relaunch<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>A fresh start for 2025. New theme, structure and posts from now!<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-01-22T23:03:59+00:00\">22nd January 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/uncategorised\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Uncategorised<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-131 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-coming-soon\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/effective-feedback-in-mathematics-provision-and-student-engagement-deadline-fri-7-june-2019\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Effective feedback in mathematics: provision and student engagement (DEADLINE Fri 7 June 2019)<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The following workshop (details below) is taking place in Cardiff as part of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications HE Teaching and Learning Series 2018 If you are interested in attending the event, please email wilsonrh@cardiff.ac.uk by midday, Friday\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2019-06-06T15:20:18+01:00\">6th June 2019<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/coming-soon\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-13\">Coming Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-95 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sums-discussion-group\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/sums-giscussion-group-formed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SUMS discussion group formed<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>A number of colleagues, interested in scholarship of teaching and learning of mathematics, have formed a discussion group. This arose from conversations among a few of us in Dundee, and then with colleagues in St Andrews. So far, we are:\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2019-06-04T09:41:22+01:00\">4th June 2019<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sums-discussion-group\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-11\">SUMS Discussion Group<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-136 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-coming-soon\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/annual-meeting-of-the-scottish-maths-support-network\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Annual Meeting of the Scottish Maths Support Network<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Friday 7 June Annual Meeting of the Scottish Maths Support Network Abertay University.<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2019-06-03T15:27:36+01:00\">3rd June 2019<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/coming-soon\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-13\">Coming Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-126 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sotl\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/thinking-about-group-work\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thinking about group work?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>A talk by Anne Tierney in St Andrews 29 April 2019 Abstract: Working in groups is a skill sought by many employers. However, some disciplinary areas may lend themselves more readily to group work than others. It is possible to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2019-05-04T12:36:36+01:00\">4th May 2019<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">SoTL Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-91 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-dundee-maths category-sotl\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/transforming-instruction-in-undergraduate-mathematics-via-primary-historical-sources-triumphs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Transforming Instruction in Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources (TRIUMPHS)<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Daniel Otero &#8211; 11 Feb 2019 Daniel Otero is an Associate Professor at Xavier University, Cincinatti\u00a0(). He is visiting the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews until early April, as one of their Visiting Fellows\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2019-04-01T11:57:37+01:00\">1st April 2019<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/dundee-maths\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Dundee Maths SoTL Events<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">SoTL Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-80 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cogscied category-sotl\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/why-dont-students-use-effective-learning-strategies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why don&#8217;t students use effective learning strategies?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Dr Flavia Shechtman-Belham (Seneca Learning) &#8211; 22 Feb 2019 Flavia gave a TILE (\u200e@TILEnetwork)\u00a0talk about some of the most effective learning strategies &#8211; Dual Coding, Spacing and Interleaving, and Retrieval Practice. She also discussed reasons why students don&#8217;t tend to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2019-02-23T00:17:48+00:00\">23rd February 2019<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/cogscied\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-10\">Cognitive Science for Education<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">SoTL Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-75 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised tag-lcs2018\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/lecture-capture-moving-towards-opt-out-at-edinburgh\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Lecture Capture &#8211; Moving towards &#8216;opt-out&#8217; at Edinburgh<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Dr Melissa Highton &#8211; 2 May 2018 A talk at LCS2018 (search for this tag in the blog). Speaking from a dual role as Edinburgh University&#8217;s Director of IT and Vice-Principal of Online Learning, \u00a0Melissa discussed how Edinburgh is moving\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2018-05-02T15:44:21+01:00\">2nd May 2018<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/uncategorised\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Uncategorised<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-73 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised tag-lcs2018\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/lecture-capture-symposium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Lecture Capture Symposium<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>University of St Andrews &#8211;\u00a02 May 2018 I attended &#8220;LCS2018&#8221; in St Andrews. This afternoon-long symposium featured presentations by academics from a number of Scottish HEIs on the topic of Lecture Capture (LC). Various aspects were considered, including policy, implications,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2018-05-02T15:42:55+01:00\">2nd May 2018<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/uncategorised\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Uncategorised<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-66 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-conferences tag-bcme\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/bcme-celebrating-mathematics-education\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">BCME &#8211; Celebrating Mathematics Education<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Conference April 3-6, 2018 Two members of the Maths Division, Rachael Carey and John McDermott, attended the ninth British Congress of Mathematical Education (BCME)\u00a0in Warwick. BCME 9\u00a0is described as &#8220;a celebration of mathematics education attracting delegates from every phase (early\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2018-04-04T09:33:07+01:00\">4th April 2018<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/conferences\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-6\">Conferences<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-34 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-dundee-maths category-sotl\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/what-makes-examples-exemplary-for-students-john-mason\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What makes examples exemplary for students? &#8211; John Mason<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Mathematics Division Seminar 19 February 2018 Prof Mason has been teaching university mathematics for 40 years and during this time he has extensively investigated how to teach and learn mathematics effectively. He led the Open University\u2019s Centre for Mathematics Education\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2018-03-28T22:48:14+01:00\">28th March 2018<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/dundee-maths\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Dundee Maths SoTL Events<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">SoTL Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-32 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-dundee-maths category-sotl\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/using-cognitive-science-to-teach-mathematics-in-higher-education-carolina-kuepper-tetzel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Using Cognitive Science to Teach Mathematics in Higher Education &#8211; Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Mathematics Division Seminar 16 October 2017 Abstract: Cognitive Science has revealed a number of learning and memory phenomena that have direct, practical implications for learning and teaching. I will highlight the most promising\u00a0strategies alongside their original research findings and will\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2018-03-28T22:40:44+01:00\">28th March 2018<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/dundee-maths\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Dundee Maths SoTL Events<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">SoTL Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-18 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-dundee-maths category-sotl\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/automatic-assessment-of-reasoning-by-equivalence-chris-sangwin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Automatic Assessment of Reasoning by Equivalence &#8211; Chris Sangwin<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Mathematics Division seminar Monday 27 February 2017 Abstract: Deductive reasoning and proof is one of the hallmarks of mathematics, and is an important factor in distinguishing mathematics\u00a0from empirical sciences. Fluency in calculation, including symbolic manipulation in algebra and calculus, sit\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2018-03-28T18:27:40+01:00\">28th March 2018<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/dundee-maths\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Dundee Maths SoTL Events<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/category\/sotl\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">SoTL Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-7 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-about-this-blog\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sums\/sums-blog-started\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hard Sums blog started!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>This blog will provide a platform for publication and discussion of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) activities in the Division of Maths at the University of Dundee. 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