Interview with a mathematician: Federico Ardila
Interview with Federico Ardila.
Approaches to teaching university mathematics
No one way to teach mathematics There are many teaching methods for instructors of mathematics courses at university. From clickers to flipped classrooms, these and other approaches are useful depending on the topic and size of the lecture. I present two approaches—one well known and the other lesser known—which I have used with good results….
PISA leans toward Vietnam
Vietnam and mathematics education I’m in Vietnam on holidays and enjoying the beautiful scenery and delicious food. I’ve been to Thailand, Cambodia, and China, and I would say Vietnam possesses elements of all these cultures, and of course, has its own unique identity forged over millennia of civilization. The pervasive traffic reminds me of India. By western standards, Vietnam…
Wanted: your math stories
A quilt of mathematics Our lives can be viewed as quilts, each piece representing a story in a larger narrative. Embedded in the quilt is the story of our educational experience: a great or bad teacher, a positive or negative experience with a subject, an insight or a setback. Mathematics is a part of all of…