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Background information MSOR Connections is the quarterly newsletter of the Maths, Stats & OR Network. It is available internationally via the Network website and is distributed free of charge to those within UK Higher Education involved in the teaching, learning and assessment of Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research. It is published in February, May, August and November of each year and aims to promote, encourage, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of the student learning experience within Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research wherever these may be taught in Higher Education.
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Volume 4 Number 3An experimental course in mathematical writing / Wilfrid Hodges
This year I taught a new second-year undergraduate course whose main aim was to help the students to..Book Reviews: Statistical Consulting by Javier Cabrera and Andrew McDougall / Flavia Jolliffe
I came to this book in the expectation that it might have been the ideal text for a course I once ta..Computer Aided Learning and Assessment of Critical Path Analysis / Barrie M. Baker
I have been developing computer-aided learning and assessment programs integrated with spreadsheets ..Conservative Approach to Computerised Marking of Mathematics Assignments / Gustav W Delius
Computerised marking of weekly mathematics assignments has several potential benefits: 1) randomised..Current and Ongoing activities / Robert Surowiec
DfES has responded to Adrian Smith's inquiry; HEFCE CETL bids move to stage 2; National Teaching Fel..DDA update... ALERT - Accessibility in Learning Environments and Related Technologies / Barbara Newland
The ALERT project (Accesibility in Learning Environments and Related Technologies) is funded by HEFC..Diary / -
Diary of upcoming events of interest to the mathematics, statistics and operational research UK HE t..Have you seen this...? / Neville Davies
Two papers and a book discussing the relationship between mathematics and statistics and their joint..IMA Programme Approval Scheme Update / David Youdan
On January 1st the IMA separated Corporate membership from chartered mathematician status. The chang..Introduction and Contents / -
This edition includes: Government response to Making Mathematics Count, phase 2 bidding for centres ..LMS Member Awarded National Teaching Fellowship / Jennifer Pollard
Dr David Acheson, fellow in mathematics at Jesus College Oxford and member of the LMS, has been awar..Millennium Mathematics Project - Bringing mathematics to life / Rachel Thomas
The Millennium Mathematics Project was set up in July 1999 to promote mathematics to the community. ..Monthly Series on Computer-Aided Assessment in Maths / -
Computer-aided assessment is likely to become an important form of testing in the next decade and we..More to Discuss / Neville Hunt
The DISCUSS project at Coventry University aims to deliver online interactive spreadsheet-based lear..Motivating Computing Students to Learn Mathematics / Peggy Gregory
The teaching of discrete mathematics is an important part of the undergraduate computing curriculum...Multiple Choice Questions in Stats Revisited / Anna Hart
A previous article described some investigative work developing a bank of multiple choice questions ..Promoting Physics Learning and Teaching Opportunities (PPLATO) / Mike Tinker
PPLATO is a consortium project led by the University of Reading. It addresses two key issues facing ..See, Maths is Magical!. / Ruth Forrester
Honours Mathematics students at the University of Edinburgh can opt for a course entitled ‘Mathema..Setting Objective Tests in Linear Algebra Using QM Perception / Eric Martin and Martin Greenhow
This paper builds on the work of Nichols and Greenhow (2002) and Nichols, Gill and Greenhow (2003) o..Sixth-Form Mathematics Today - A short guide for lecturers in higher education / -
Students from England entering universities to read mathematics-based courses come from a wide varie..Statistics Education Research Journal, Vol 3 No 1 May 2004 / Flavia Jolliffe
The editorial board of the Statistics Education Research Journal is pleased to announce the publicat..The Changes to AS/A Level Further Mathematics for September 2004 - and how, with your help, they can raise standards in pre-university mathematics / Charlie Stripp
Recent rule changes from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, along with the Smith Inquiry's..The Experience of Fresher Students in Mathematics Diagnostic Testing / Bjoern Hassler, Richard Atkinson, Douglas Quinney and Mike Barry
This paper presents the results of a recent survey of university fresher students into the experienc..Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme / Sharon Herkes
In this newsletter I wanted to thank all those involved with a UAS module this year. The thirteen de..Web-based Virtual Factory for Teaching Industrial Statistics / Xuesong Chi, Matthew Pepper and Trevor Spedding
This article discusses the continuing developing of the web-based virtual factory simulator for teac..Workshop and Conference Reports: Day Break Course: Teaching Time Series Analysis / Bradley Payne
The course was aimed at HE staff who teach time series analysis to undergraduate students and was pr..Workshop and Conference Reports: EPSRC - Mathematics Public Engagement Workshop / Katie Chicot
The mathematicians at the Mathematics Public Engagement Workshop all have a passion for developing, ..Workshop and Conference Reports: Formula For Success: Supporting the delivery of science, technology and mathematics in schools / John Blake
The objective of this meeting was to explore how the science, technology, engineering and mathematic..Workshop and Conference Reports: The 10th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) / Chris Sangwin
The 10th ICME took place at the Danish Technical University, Copenhagen. The conference was attended..Workshop and Conference Reports: Widening Participation in MSOR / William Cox
The workshop was chaired by Penny Bidgood who welcomed the delegates. Mandy Ingleby gave an overview..
