Popular Perceptions of Mathematics Instruction

By: David Bressoud @dbressoud David Bressoud is DeWitt Wallace Professor Emeritus at Macalester College and former Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. davidbressoud.org One of the lessons learned when trying to revise the high school curriculum to offer students more options was that if this is sold as providing opportunities for under-privileged...

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ChatGPT: for Mathematicians, a Tool in Search of Good Applications

By Keith Devlin @KeithDevlin@fediscience.org My last two posts touched on the recent explosion of interest in uses of AI in mathematics and in mathematics education. That sudden increase in public attention on AI is a result of the release of the free online tool ChatGPT. For those of us who have followed the development of...

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Vector Poetry

By Radoslav Rochallyi Radoslav Rochallyi Can vectors be used to describe the shape and movement of words in poetry? Through the creation and analysis of this type of expression, it is possible to understand the world around us better and create new, stimulating works of art, thus opening a new era of creative expression. Poets...

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Born a Teacher

By Lew Ludwig My father died when I was five, and mom decided to make a go of the small hobby farm we had started and to raise my brother and me on her own. Growing up in a single-parent household, my mother played a large part in my upbringing. She taught grades 4-6 for...

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Undergraduate-Driven Research Sparks Interest and Addresses Inequities in Recruiting Mathematics Students

By Erin Moss, Co-Editor, DUE Point, Millersville University Dr. Terrance Pendleton, an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Drake University, serves as the  Principal Investigator on a project designed to cultivate undergraduates’ interest in mathematics while addressing inequities surrounding recruitment into the major. The Research on the Impact of Inviting Early College Students to be Mathematicians...

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Game On: Harnessing the Power of Games for Math Learning in the Classroom

By Judit Kardos Judith Kardos American Game designer, Chris Crawford, defines a game as a fun and interactive human activity for two or more people with a goal to accomplish. A puzzle is a game for one person, it requires no human interaction. In fourth grade, I received a book by Johannes Leichmann, Mathe mit...

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My Flourishing Journey

By Matthew Pons Matthew Pons Recently I’ve had the opportunity to read Mathematics for Human Flourishing with my math students and a group of colleagues from a variety of disciplines and these conversations have elevated the reading experience. My students were in a capstone seminar, and about forty percent of the course time was spent...

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Testimonios: Dr. Richard A. Tapia

Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the...

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Finding Patience and Perseverance at Academic Conferences

By Shilpi Mandal Shilpi Mandal Attending conferences can evoke a range of emotions. Some people love them, while others may only tolerate or even hate them. These feelings are not mutually exclusive and there is no requirement to feel a certain way. I began my Ph.D. during the pandemic (yep, that one), when in-person conferences...

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How High School Math Can Propel Students to Higher Ed Success

By Dave Kung, Director of Policy; Lindsay Perlmutter Fitzpatrick, Policy and Implementation Lead A high school junior asks you for some expert advice. They’re choosing classes for their last year of high school. When it comes to math, what should they do? Your first instinct might be to answer this question based on your own...

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