By Mathematics Teacher Paul Lockhart - A Mathematician's Lament

by Keith Devlin

Unknown Binding

Published April 14, 2009

About the author

Dr. Keith Devlin is a co-founder and Executive Director of the university's H-STAR institute, a Consulting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network, and a Senior Researcher at CSLI. He is a World Economic Forum Fellow and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His current research is focused on the use of different media to teach and communicate mathematics to diverse audiences. He also works on the design of information/reasoning systems for intelligence analysis. Other research interests include: theory of information, models of reasoning, applications of mathematical techniques in the study of communication, and mathematical cognition. He has written 26 books and over 80 published research articles. Recipient of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award, and the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communications Award. He is "the Math Guy" on National Public Radio.

Reviews

[Melanie Brocklehurst · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lockhart is a brilliant research mathematician who devotes his career to teaching kids. He believes that maths is a creative art and rejects standard teaching methods, instead suggesting a controversial approach to the way maths should be taught and thought about. For someone who has a mental block when it comes to maths, I found this an interesting take on the subject.

[emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

essay version (25 pg)

an interesting argument elevated by delightful, passionate writing