Link: Problem of the Week (or, ask another question) My old school, Saint Ann’s, in Brooklyn Heights, has an ongoing problem of the week competition for its [...]
Just had a fun little tutoring session with a new student. (How could it surprise you that I tutor?) She strikes me, happily, as one of the many people who [...]
I just met with my advisor, Sandor Kovacs. Meeting with him is great, and I walk out excited to get to work. No exception today, but my work feels [...]
Link: Origami Article “I realized origami was geometry without numbers. I fell in love.” —Rona Gurkewitz, from the article. I’ve seen some pretty [...]
Link: The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S. – WSJ.com “It’s a lot more than just some boring subject that everybody has to take in school… It’s the [...]
This blog is my effort to change the way we talk and think about math. We all agree math is important; we debate furiously about the best curricula to use in [...]