The Personality of Math

Download or read book The Personality of Math written by Paul A. Wagner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If our goal is to broaden and deepen students’ awareness and understanding of mathematics, we advance the idea that engaging students with what we metaphorically call the personality of math. That is, we think that students who engage with the math’s (1) human champions, (2) with its history and philosophy, and (3) with the nature of its problems and inferential challenges, are more likely to have a positive attitude toward math that will encourage greater learning.