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August 2012

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Workshop 7: Functions

Please note invitations have now been issued to all school principals for Workshop 7:

If you have not received this correspondence from the Project Maths office by Friday 7th September, please contact the Project Maths Administrator at
01 8576422 OR 01 8576428 immediately and another copy can be re-issued.

Workshop 7 will focus on Functions and will include:

- Indices
- Applications of Geometric Sequences and Series (Compound Interest Formula and Reducing Balance)
- Understanding the Properties of Functions
- Understand the characteristics of Graphs
- Appreciate the applications of functions/graphs in real-life situations

Syllabus for examination in 2014/2015

Revised syllabuses are being distributed to schools by the Department of Education and Skills. Hard copies of the Project Maths syllabus should be delivered to ALL schools by September 7th 2012

Syllabuses for the different phases of Project Maths can be accessed here

Update your details

If you have changed schools or are intending to take up a new teaching position in a school in September 2012, it is important to update your details with the administration staff of Project Maths.
This information will be used to contact you with the details of Workshop 7, which will commence in October 2012.
To update your details please contact Ms. Grainne Haughney Phone: 01 8576422

The National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching & Learning (NCE-MSTL) Maths Summer School

This year the NCE-MSTL based at the University of Limerick in partnership with the Project Maths Development Team and the NCCA hosted the 4th Maths Summer School from August 20th to the 23rd.
If you would like to catch up on what happened over the 3 days, visit the website http://ncca.biz/summermaths/

RTE radio interviewed some of the teachers in attendance, as well as the CEO of the NCCA Dr Anne Looney.
The podcasts of these interviews can be heard below:

Teachers Comments(3 mins) : http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/player.html?20120822,3373214,3373214,flash,257
Dr Anne Looney (5 mins): http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/player.html?20120822,3373216,3373216,flash,257