Reading Actively: Part I
This is the first in a series of posts about reading actively. Learning to read your textbook actively is perhaps the single most important study habit for success in the mathematics major. Recently, I spoke with a math major who had transferred from another major. He read his math...
Math Anxiety
I have math anxiety. So, perhaps, may you. It is the flood of stress hormone in response to a mathematical challenge. For me, it takes the form of fear of being wrong in front of my colleagues or students. For you, it may make its appearance when you are...
Who is that professor at the board, and what does she want?
This spring I will be teaching MATH 2001: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics. This is our introduction to the major here at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and most students find it a wild ride after their experience in Calculus. What do I want out of this course? I want...