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Should students memorize the quadratic formula?
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: November 26, 2010
Recently, Dan Meyer @ddmeyer Tweeted: “@MmeVeilleux Sorry if that’s a letdown. I wouldn’t have a kid memorize the quadratic formula.” x So, the question this raises for me, and that I want to address in this post is: should teachers require students to memorize the quadratic formula? x x x The quadratic formula A quadratic […]
Galois and symmetry: Marcus du Sautoy
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: November 23, 2010
A lovely discussion on symmetry, opening with the death of Evariste Galois at age 20: And here is a beautiful short film about Galois:
