You absorb more philosophy than you realize when you study math. Choices, commitments to specific philosophical doctrines, were collectively made long before our modern textbooks were written. As I attempt a transition to social science research, I feel I should revisit some of these choices. This document is a repository for reflections—basically diary entries—undertaken for […]
“Don’t wait for [a] great moment. The right moment arises only through failed attempts.” —Slavoj Žižek
In this YouTube video, about a dozen Mathematica applets for Calculus 1 are presented. For sample screenshots, scroll down. If you’re only interested in the applets, skip to the blue title bars: This grant work was sponsored by USG’s Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, which provides funding for creating open source materials. More open source materials […]
Class Notes and Worksheets K. Pinzon and J. Roberts (Georgia Gwinnett College), OpenStax Calculus I Guided Notes Bikash Das and Hasim Saber (University of North Georgia), Class Notes and Worksheets for Calculus: Early Transcendentals Calculus Videos D. Hoffman (Bellevue College), Calculus 1 lessons and worked examples G. Strang (MIT), Highlights of Calculus Differential calculus at […]
Resources linked in this doc: As a working teacher, I’m always thinking about ways to make the history of ideas accessible to ordinary people—say, the average undergrad or advanced high school student. Some people publish articles. Some people tweet. I mostly make slideshows and typeset mathematical notes. 1. Notes on Capital vol. 3, ch. 10, […]
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Below is an edited excerpt from a policy recommendation written by David M. Paule, Julie La Corte, and Ethan Trinh of Georgia State University’s PRISM Faculty Affinity Group. The paper was written in response to an incident in which a student was confronted for being in the “wrong” bathroom on Dunwoody Campus. The original 2021 document stated […]
“If your soul is on fire to serve in a way that scares you to death. And you don’t feel worthy, ready, able. And the burning will not leave you alone. Congratulations. You have your calling.” —Jaiya John, Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution