How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZTKuMBJP7Y

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The maths we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. Jordan Ellenberg shows how wrong this view is through stories that show the power of mathematical thinking.

[Dan Meyer has a nice slide for telling the first story mentioned in the video]

30 May 2016 Edit: 28 May 2016


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