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Math is amazing and we have to start treating it that way

Why math doesn’t deserve its boring reputation.

08/18/2017

PBS News Hour

Math is amazing and we have to start treating it that way

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Why math doesn’t deserve its boring reputation.

Numbers and algorithms aren’t just useful to mathematician Eugenia Cheng -- they’re exhilarating. That’s why she’s on a mission to help transform math’s notoriously boring reputation in education into one of thrilling wonder and creativity. Cheng gives her humble opinion on how to make math really matter to students.

08/18/2017

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