Math professor emeritus, Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
Joined July 2009
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Even before Covid, calculus in high school was down, especially among students in under-resourced schools. See this month's Launchings: mathvalues.squarespace.com/m…
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Hyuntech Oh has produced a beautiful little video on The Calculus They Won't Teach You #SoME2 youtu.be/5M2RWtD4EzI via @YouTube based on my Calculus Reordered and Steve Strogatz's Infinite Powers @PrincetonUPress @stevenstrogatz @maanow
David Bressoud retweeted
If we do things right, there is room for both Calculus and Data Science. Students I teach at @UChicago become expert in calculus, but are totally unprepared in data science. Students need a diversity of math to be prepared for college (or any career today) @DSI_UChicago (2/3)
Just saw that the MAA Notes volume Addressing Challenges to the Precalculus through Calculus II Sequence through Case Studies is available to all for free download at maa.org/programs/faculty-and… @maanow
MAA has just published Addressing Challenges to the Precalculus through Calculus II Sequence through Case Studies. It is available to MAA members at maa.org/my-profile/member-li…. The Introduction is available at macalester.edu/~bressoud/mis…. @maanow
The third installment of My Mathematical Journey, this one on Polya's "Let Us Teach Guessing", has just been posted in my Launchings site: mathvalues.squarespace.com/m…
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Impressive report bit.ly/new-coa-feb-22 from @PamelaBurdman and @JUST_Equations confirming the importance of calculus on a high school transcript for admission decisions, especially at elite institutions. Challenges us to find ways to support alternative pathways.
The CBMS Executive Committee has offered the position of Director to Charlie Steinhorn, and he has accepted. As of the end of January, he took over from David Bressoud who has served in this position since January, 2017. More at cbmsweb.org/2022/02/chalrie-…
I've just opened a new website for myself at davidbressoud.org. Links to pdf files of my talks starting in 2003 are still in progress, but most of the rest of the site is now up and ready for viewing.
This month's Launchings explores the question of how to deal with differentials in first-year calculus. mathvalues.squarespace.com/m… @maanow
Bob Moses came to the CBMS Council meeting in December 2018 to speak for National Alliance. He was a towering figure who will be greatly missed.
Bob Moses, 1960s civil rights leader who saw math as road to equality, dies at 86 washingtonpost.com/local/obi…
The College Board @collegeboard is actively exploring the possibility of an AP Precalculus course. I have agreed to serve on the Advisory Board. Read my thoughts about this in my Launchings column mathvalues.squarespace.com/m…
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Can honors and regular students learn math together? A new approach argues yes. washingtonpost.com/education…
The May Launchings column looks at what it means for the math community to take responsibility for social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. @maanow mathvalues.org/masterblog/ta…
Interesting piece from The Economist on how the pulse oximeter (clipped on a finger to measure oxygen levels) advantages Whites and disadvantages those with dark skin. @TheEconomist
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My Launchings column on the CBMS survey of departmental responses to covid-19 is now available at mathvalues.squarespace.com/m… @maanow
The CBMS survey of departmental responses to covid-19 is now available at tinyurl.com/CBMSCovid. @amermathsoc
AMS @amermathsoc has just released the report of the Task Force on Understanding and Documenting the Historical Role of the AMS in Racial Discrimination:
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The National Math Festival is coming up.
NMF Live Online Weekend
April 16-18, 2021
All events listed are in East Coast time:
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