Math Education

Nov 24, 2008 12:05

If you have the time, the article linked here: http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_03_08.html is a fascinating read ( Read more... )

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nightengalesknd November 24 2008, 17:44:16 UTC
Interesting perspective.

As one who loved the proofs in geometry and was always upset I had to slog through a mountain of calculus before they ever let me prove anything again.

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neume1231 November 25 2008, 01:20:18 UTC
Okay, math-phobe here. I read with an open mind, and found the first page interesting. But then I decided that this person might just be high on life: "I made a line in a triangle and it's BEAUTIFUL!" It reminds me of when Alec Baldwin guest-starred in an episodes of Friends:

Parker: "I'm sorry if I put a good spin on everything. It's who I am, I'm a positive person."
Phoebe: "No, I'm a positive person. You're like Santa Claus...
on prozac... in Disneyland... getting laid.

:)

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