Far be it from my intention to clutter the blog with film reviews, but maybe this is a good time, just to give all of you a bit of relief from studying. In any case, it will only be a short remark about`The Class (Entre les murs),’ describing a year’s work for a teacher at [...]
On the mathematical physics web log `The n-category cafe,’ a number of people have been discussing the teaching of mathematics, prompted by an article in the Los Angeles times. I ended up contributing a few scattered comments. A link is included here for the possible amusement of my UCL students.
January 12, 2008 – 12:30 am
It’s something of a constant concern of mine to put students of every level in touch with mathematical culture. So I thought I’d call your attention to the Southwest Center for Arithmetic Geometry where I did most of my public service work from 1998 to 2005. If you browse through, you’ll find ten years’ worth [...]
January 8, 2008 – 2:53 pm
Over the years, I’ve received a number of general inquiries from students about the life of a mathematician. Obviously, just from sitting in lectures and so forth, it is rather hard to get a real sense of what daily life might be like engaged most of the time in intellectual inquiry. Most importantly, in these [...]
December 12, 2007 – 11:49 am
My first term in the UK and some recent contact with issues in primary and secondary education prompted a brief reflection on the teaching of mathematics to children, written mostly with fellow parents in mind. But if you have the time to read it, I would very much welcome comments from maths students as well. [...]
