In 2002, a mathematician named Paul Lockhart wrote an essay called “A Mathematician’s Lament,” a passionate criticism of mathematics education in America. It has become widely known among mathematicians and mathematics educators – not everyone agrees with everything he says (though many do), but everyone seems to have something to say about “Lockhart’s Lament,” as it is called. For this week’s assignment, you will read a short excerpt (three pages) from his essay and respond to the prompts below.
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Class Info
- Date: Thursday, 10/7/21, 4:05 – 5:45pm
- Meeting Info: The class will meet live on zoom today.
Class Info
- Date: Tuesday, 10/5/21, 4:05 – 5:45pm
- Meeting Info: The class will meet live on zoom today.
- NOTE: additional one-on-one meeting times are available.
Hi everyone,
It’s been a pleasure meeting with you all one-on-one over the weekend! Exam #1 grades can be found in the OpenLab Gradebook (look for Check Your Grade in the right sidebar, or go to Dashboard > OpenLab GradeBook).
Today during class we will take our first exam. Please read the following instructions carefully.
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- Date: Thursday, 9/30/21
- Meeting Info: The class will meet live on zoom today
The assignment below is due BEFORE CLASS on Tuesday, October 12th (it is essential that you complete it before class, as we will be doing a class activity building on the assignment).
We are going to play a game creating walking tours of cities with bridges. We begin in the city of King’s Mountain, which is built on four land masses – both shores of a river and two islands in midstream – connected by a total of seven bridges (shown in green).
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