The idea of “reflection” is one of several Euclidean motions in a plane that are studied in geometry. Along with it are concepts such as rotation and translation. It was reflection, however, that I ...

I can’t recall the last time the death of a school teacher, much less a math teacher, attracted as much attention as the recent death of Jaime Escalante . Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have a ...

The opportunity to reflect on what they know helps students strengthen their mathematical understanding and supports ...

Mathematical Cultures, The London Meetings 2012-2014 A very recently published book "Mathematical Cultures, London Meetings 2012-2014," edited by Brendan Larvor, contains a chapter titled "Mathematics ...

Thomas J. Fararo, Reflections on Mathematical Sociology, Sociological Forum, Vol. 12, No. 1, Special Issue: Mathematics in Thinking about Sociology (Mar., 1997), pp ...

Students are barely beginning to recover from a historic decline in math performance. Across every grade and region of the country, students in every racial, income, and disability group have ...

Part of the joy of the winter break is that it’s a chance to read something longer than twenty pages. I spent part of it reading Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction,” which is well worth ...

Problem-Solving Through Math Explanations Writing math explanations allows you to showcase your problem-solving skills and share your mathematical journey with others.

A very recently published book "Mathematical Cultures, London Meetings 2012-2014," edited by Brendan Larvor, contains a chapter titled "Mathematics and First Nations in Western Canada: From Cultural ...