Student Tribune

Math Appreciation Month: Meet a Mathematician

Let’s play a little image association game – no, this is an easy game, no super skills required!  I will write a word and you conjure up an image to match that word.  For example, if you see the word “dog,” does an image jump into your mind?  How about “dinosaur,” “nurse,” “caterpillar,” or “mathematician?”

Think on that last word – mathematician.  What image jumps into your mind? 

Take part in experiencing the incredible journey of any one of thirty-five mathematicians by “Meet a Mathematician!”  Print the document, then click on the link below to select and hear the excitement of mathematicians describe their stories.  By the end of the week, choose any mathematician.  Provide the mathematician’s name, then write a brief response to three reflection topics. No math skills required!  Talk to or email your instructor to see if you would be given any “special consideration” (extra credit, late pass, … ).  Let your instructor know if you have a new image to associate with “mathematician.”

https://www.meetamathematician.com/interviews

Math Appreciation Month Committee
K. Wells (Chair), E. Basnayake, A. Calhoun, L. Carson, R. Santiago

Attached Files:
Student Trib Meet a Mathematician Reflection.pdf

Calhoun, Aimee
Mathematics
04/11/2022