Giving a Math Course for Non-STEM Majors Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinFebruary 1, 2020non-STEM math education, mathematics appreciation courses, math for poets courses, general mathematics education, mathematics graduation requirements, Featured, Keith Devlin
Reporting Numbers: Don’t Lie by Omission Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinJanuary 1, 2020number sense, risk assessment, reporting statistics, journalistic integrity, quantifying health risks, Keith Devlin
What Firefighting, Military Tactics, Cancer Treatment, and Teenage Parties Can Tell Us about Learning Math Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinDecember 1, 2019cognitive science, Daniel Willingham, Wason Test, inflexible knowledge, Ketih Devlin, Keith Devlin
Do Math and Chess Make You a Better Problem Solver? Teaching Math for Life in a Wicked World Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinNovember 1, 2019logic, mathematical thinking, problem solving, kind problem, wicked problem, team work, Stanford Symbolic Systems Program, CSLI, SymSys, Keith Devlin
Student Teaching Evaluations are Effective, but Not in the Way You Think Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinOctober 1, 2019assessment, student evaluations of instructors, how people learn, USAFA study, desirable difficulties, Keith Devlin
What is a mathematical proof? Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinSeptember 1, 2019proof, university mathematics, Keith Devlin
How relevant is Cognitive Load Theory to learning? Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinAugust 1, 2019cognitive load theory, affective learning, affective learning model, Bloom's Taxonomy, CSLI, Stanford University, Shackleton-Jones, situation theory, Keith Devlin
Mathematics is a way of thinking - how can we best teach it? Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinJuly 1, 2019mathematical thinking, curriculum design, mathematics technologies, calculus, Liping Ma, Keith Devlin
What topics should be covered in high school mathematics? What can we learn from advanced math? Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinJune 1, 2019mathematical thinking, deep learning, curriculum design, Fields Institute, Keith Devlin
How double-entry bookkeeping changed the world Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinMay 1, 2019Luca Pacioli, Leonardo of Pisa, Fibonacci, Liber abbaci, al-Khwarizmi, Hindu-Arabic arithmetic, double-entry bookkeeping, Josiah Wedgwood, modern accounting, mass production, Keith Devlin
Summa de Arithmetica - a landmark in the development of the modern world Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinApril 1, 2019Luca Pacioli, Summa de Arithmetica, medieval mathematics, history of mathematics, Fibonacci, Hindu-Arabic arithmetic, modern accounting, Keith Devlin
What is mathematical creativity, how do we develop it, and should we try to measure it? PART 2 Devlin's AngleKeith DevlinMarch 1, 2019creativity, mathematical creativity, creative mathematics, educational technology, mathematical assessment, Keith Devlin
What is mathematical creativity, how do we develop it, and should we try to measure it? PART 1 Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinFebruary 1, 2019creativity, mathematical creativity, creative mathematics, educational technology, mathematics learning, Keith Devlin
Teaching college-level math to students who grew up in a connected world Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGKeith DevlinJanuary 1, 2019Jordan Shapiro, mathematics education, ed tech, game-based learning, drip engagement, curriculum design, Keith Devlin
To Boldly Go … COMMUNICATION, Devlin's AngleNissa HiattDecember 1, 2018Keith Devlin, MAA Focus, MAA Online, Web
T-assessment: a Bold Suggestion Modestly Advanced Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGNissa HiattNovember 2, 2018automated math assessment, Common Core State Standards, complex performance task, Jo Boaler, Liping Ma, mathematics, mathematics assessment, mathematics learning, Keith Devlin
It's High Time to Re-focus Systemic Mathematics Education - and Change the Way We Assess It Devlin's Angle, TEACHING & LEARNINGNissa HiattOctober 5, 2018Keith Devlin, Common Core, education, elementary arithmetic, Jo Boaler, Liping Ma, mathematics, mathematics assessment, school arithmetic
Is Math Really Beautiful? Devlin's Angle, COMMUNICATIONNissa HiattSeptember 4, 2018Keith Devlin, mathematical beauty, mathematics education, mathematics outreach, nature of mathematics
How a Fields Medal Led to a Mathematical Roller-coaster Journey Devlin's Angle, COMMUNICATIONNissa HiattAugust 8, 2018Keith Devlin, Continuum Hypothesis, forcing, mathematics research, Paul Cohen, set theory, undecidability results, Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms, Fields Medal
21st Century Math: The Movie Devlin's Angle, COMMUNICATIONErica WangJuly 5, 2018Keith Devlin, teaching, mathematics education, Devlin’s Angle
