Some thoughts on the teaching of mathematics -- ten years later

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Publication:2813210

DOI10.1090/NOTI1131zbMATH Open1338.97029arXiv1401.0828OpenAlexW2964276099MaRDI QIDQ2813210

Igor Rivin

Publication date: 15 June 2016

Published in: Notices of the American Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: I describe some deep-seated problems in higher mathematical education, and give some ideas for their solution -- I advocate a move away from the traditional introduction of mathematics through calculus, and towards computation and discrete mathematics.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.0828











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