@MathProfPierce

I am a math professor and an advocate for free education. I run a YouTube channel that I hope to grow into a great resource for math!

 Massachusetts, USA
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Joined September 2016
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Been working on a set of GIFs demonstrate some ideas in my Math for Teachers course. Started with a sequence on demonstrating counting principles. You can find the full set here: professorheather.com/princip…
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Here is my updated animation for the way the PMF of a hypergeometric distribution changes when you change the number of individuals with the desired property. #math #mtbos
Getting ready to teach Probability & Statistics this summer, so I am redoing all of my images and animations. Here is the PMF of the binomial distribution for n = 20. #math #mtbos
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As I am cleaning/reorganizing my office, I wanted to share one of my shelves. The black abacus near the front of the second picture was a gift, but all of the rest were made for me by students.
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Discussed CAT(0) cube complexes in my senior seminar today. The first picture is the model I created to demonstrate the ideas. The second has the ones they constructed.
Today for #BlackHistoryMonth, I want to introduce you to Thomas Fuller. Thomas was a slave in Virginia, and was renowned for his mathematical abilities, despite having no education. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas…
Today for #BlackHistoryMonth, you should learn about Benjamin Banneker. He had very little formal education, but had a strong interest in mathematics and built America's first clock. It was a wooden device that struck every hour. #math en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjam…
Today for #BlackHistoryMonth I want to introduce you to Elbert Cox. He was the first African-American to ever receive a PhD in mathematics. There is now a scholarship fund named in his honor that is used to help black students pursue studies. #math en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbert…
In honor of Black History Month, you should check out the story of Euphemia Haynes. She was an American mathematician and educator. She was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics! #math #BlackHistoryMonth
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We discussed nets and polyhedra in my education class today, so this is their homework. Create a dodecahedron full of different nets and their properties.
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