The purpose is to show you a perspective on mathematics and learning mathematics that will influence your understanding and meaningfully contribute to your education. The project has been designed with you in mind to be engaging, informative and worthwhile. 1. Watch Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had | Eddie Woo | TEDxSydney (10 min)2. Watch "Why do people hate mathematics" by Numberphile on Youtube (10 min) where Professor Frenkel discusses mathematics.◦3. Watch "Salman Khan talk at TED 2011 (from ted.com)" from 12:30-14:30 (e.g. just for 2 minutes) 4. Read this article: (5-10 minutes tops, unless you view the primary sources): http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/… 5. Read Lockhart's Lament pages 1-6, 8 and 24-25 (9 pages total – est. 20 min). ◦ This is really the core of the assignment. It’s a fascinating piece of literature. Take a look. Actually read, be patient, look, think, it’s quite interesting.6. Pass the quiz and turn it in. This is the part that is due.
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