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Insight: nine mathematical strands

Repetition

What happens if we do the same thing again and again?

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Change

How do things move, grow, shrink, decay or accumulate?

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Transformation

What changes, and what stays the same, when something is moved or reshaped?

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Connection

How are things linked, and what paths are possible?

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Chance

What can we know when outcomes are uncertain?

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Optimisation

What is the best choice when there are limits or trade-offs?

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Pattern

What hidden structure can we notice beneath the surface?

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Representation

How does changing the way we show something change what we understand?

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Reasoning

How can we know something must be true?

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