The Calculus Diaries

How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

Jennifer Ouellette 2010 Beaverton Lib 515 OUE

I only read 28 pages. Words explaining some aspects of math ... not much math.

Ouellette is a BA English major, married to physicist Sean M. Carroll. I expect good things from her, and other good things from their collaboration, but this book isn't the specific good thing I need right now. I will keep it in mind when I need to help a young person deal with an assigned math class.

Answer: Because math teachers focus on numbers, not on individual needs. Math can help people think more rationally, but a math teacher must first understand how an individual student in front of them reasons NOW, and how the student can reason a wee bit better and solve one more personal/life problem when they walk out of that class.

CalculusDiaries (last edited 2025-03-04 05:22:52 by KeithLofstrom)