Revealing the mysteries of mathematics
“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show. The... Continue Reading →
“The problem is all inside your head”She said to me“The answer is easy if youTake it logicallyI’d like to help you in your struggleTo be freeThere must be fifty waysTo learn arithmetic” [1] New Math? According to the song 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover: She said, “It grieves me soTo see you in such... Continue Reading →
"IF YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, FIND SOMEONE WHO HAS ACHIEVED THE RESULTS YOU WANT AND COPY WHAT THEY DO, AND YOU'LL ACHIEVE THE SAME RESULTS." ~ TONY ROBBINS In his article, 7 Communication Tips for Data Scientists, Shaw Talebi states, "The following are the communication tips I use most often. Although I’m focusing on... Continue Reading →
I often hear people say, "My math teacher/professor is terrible at explaining."Why does this seem to happen in math classes much more often than other classes? Stolen from Rebecca T. Some people want to be told step by step how to solve a math problem. These people memorize steps but don’t really understand conceptually what... Continue Reading →
The sound of freedom! Or so some students think. School's out for summerSchool's out foreverSchool's been blown to pieces No more pencilsNo more booksNo more teacher's dirty looks Well we got no classAnd we got no principlesAnd we got no innocenceWe can't even think of a word that rhymesSchool's Out, Alice Cooper Rather than focus... Continue Reading →
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings." - Cassius, a Roman nobleman, talking with his friend Brutus in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar. The line “The fault, dear Brutus” begins a longer speech that defines one’s to control their own fate and the influence that ordinary men, like Cesar, should or shouldn’t have in... Continue Reading →
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There - Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) Most people know Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) as the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871). What many do not realize is that Charles Dodgson was primarily a mathematical lecturer at Oxford... Continue Reading →
I would like you, the reader of this article, to reflect on the achievements of women in mathematics. We read about men such as Euler and Gauss, but not as much about the women and their contributions to mathematics. In the near future, we may not hear of any one mathematician and their achievements as... Continue Reading →
The purpose of this explication (I just love to use sesquipedalian words.) is to alert you to the classroom problems I experience as a substitute teacher. I would hope that these issues may motivate some teachers to make changes in the way they teach, or parents to take action to help your student or school... Continue Reading →
Compose yourself, Müller, and answer me distinctly. Do I understand that he asked for more, after he had thoroughly read The Areas of Mathematics Explained? Oliver Asks for More by Harold Copping Slowly and fearfully Oliver Twist gets up from his seat and moves toward the object of his fear. He is driven forward by... Continue Reading →