Comments on: Empathy-Driven Mathematics

By: Hunter T. Druid

Hunter T. Druid — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 20:41:16 +0000

Another option, and by far the most important one:
Explain It without using words or symbols. (This is the best way that all humans learn and the most important way to learn because it gives unique individuation and allows for brilliant new innovations)

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 06:52:57 +0000

In reply to Chris.

That is awesome, Chris! I use Calculus Made Easy as well; I'm a student in my 2nd semester of calculus. Our assigned textbook makes me want to cry! And our professors *LITERALLY* copy the book's theorems and example problems onto the board during class.. and that is the extent of our lessons.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:39:05 +0000

In reply to Dave.

This is how I teach Calculus. The first week we look at two ideas: finding a tangent line / slope of a curve, and finding an area under the curve.

From there we build the idea of limits.

By: JOSHUA MORGAN

JOSHUA MORGAN — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 19:39:22 +0000

One of the most influential books in my math tutoring has been this one. Keep in mind that I am not a math major. I have not read dozens of books on math. Frankly, it's hard to find good books on helping students understand math. Most are way above me like Kevin Devlin, or they don't teach the concept-relationship model. Your book is good in theory, but way too 'mathy'. The examples, etc., need to come down to an algebra level. I got lost when you went into using calculus for examples.

https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Math-English-Language-Focused-Understanding/dp/1118095707/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473103796&sr=1-1&keywords=the+problem+with+math+is+english