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Most of the great innovations that have changed the way people live over the past two centuries were enabled by mathematics. Without mathematics, there would be no cars, no planes, no mobile phone networks, no electric lights, and certainly no computers.
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Message to parents:
There have been recent reports in the media regarding high-pressure techniques used in the marketing and sale of computer based
mathematics learning systems. The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is not in any way associated, connected or
affiliated with companies or organisations involved in these activities, and does not endorse or vouch for such products in any way.
Please see Consumer Affairs Victoria newletter, March 2008 "Parents warned about aggressive software sales."