Most people will probably remember the times tables from primary school quizzes. There might be patterns in some of them (the simple doubling of the 2 times table) but others you just learnt by rote.

I like things that come in twos, I like ears and elbows and knees, I like pairs of gloves and turtle doves, I like wings and wellies and water skis. When you’re counting slippers or flippers or shoes ...

Anita Ponsaing receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical & Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). Most people will probably remember the times tables from primary school quizzes.

Top 10 Tricks to Learn Multiplication Tables: Learning multiplication tables is one of the most important building blocks in building a child’s problem-solving ability. It helps with faster ...

You might think of nine as not quite ten, I am here to help you think again. Add up all the nines and you’ll believe, Nine has got some tricks up his sleeve. One times 9 is nine, He’s a friendly ...