The Joy of Mathematical Discovery

24/02/2021 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 16

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Episode Synopsis

Joseph Bennish, math professor at California State University, Long Beach, discusses how math is an exploration involving imagination and excitement. Kids get this. Adults can recapture this by generalizing and questioning. For example, a simple barnyard riddle leads to questions about optics.