Sedalia Dave Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 A kid with a math degree has 10 times the job opportunities of any other degree. Math is much more than memorizing equations; it is the pathway to solving global problems. To illuminate the incredible scope and opportunity math offers, the question asked by every student, every pioneer, every revolutionary mind must become a central cog in how we teach and explore math. That question is "Why?" "Why do I have to learn this?" "Why does this matter in my real life?" Dr. Po-Shen Loh will share with the audience how, right here in Pittsburgh, with the help of brilliant young minds and advancements in technology, education is being transformed. By striving to answer the "Why?" question, STEM education can grow towards more creative, inclusive, and accessible ways to learn, focused on the individual's personal achievement and growth. Dr. Po-Shen Loh is a math enthusiast and evangelist. He is a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University, the national coach of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad team, and the founder of the social enterprise expii.com, an education technology startup providing a free personalized learning platform, which combines algorithms and crowdsourcing to deliver a free artificial intelligence-powered tutor for the world of math and science. As an educator, he led Carnegie Mellon University’s math team to its first-ever #1 rank among all North American universities, and led the USA Math Olympiad team to its first-ever back-to-back #1-rank victories in 2015 and 2016. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, 1824-1907; famous quotation: If you can not measure it, you can not improve it. ... I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 A brilliant bit about the scientific method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 It has been many years since HS geometry.. but I did finally find a use for the line equation: Y=mX+B I use it to calculate the slope of FPS and PSI for published loads that include both with their Starting and Maximum loads. These are Lyman and Hodgdon published loads. This lets me interpolate a charge to find a given FPS or PSI within the linear operating range of published loads. The point of this is calculating the charge for a given lead hardness (BHN) of my bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I found geometry quite handy when playing pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sassnetguy50 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 A teacher that learned math correctly is important too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joke 'um Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 The wise man said, "There are three kinds of people in the world; those that can understand math and, those that can't." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those that understand binary and those that don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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