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 →
What we’ve got here is failure to communicate (mathematically).
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 →
‘Please, sir,’ replied Oliver, ‘I want some more (areas of mathematics explained).’
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 →