Earlier this year, we finished writing up the solutions for the 700+ exercises in the book. If you adopt our textbook, @amermathsoc will send you the PDF of the solutions manual for free

1/3 “People often think only smart people learn math. But it goes the other way. If you learn math, it helps make you smarter.” -Barb Oakley in my latest episode. I had both Barb and John Mighton on ( two of my favourite people). John was my first guest! Ep link below 👇

Great article from David Margulies! "Too many kids are struggling in math. We can solve that by getting back to basics." https://t.co/t4ja0CISxu

This Is Why We Turned Down $270,000 Today we turned down a $270,000 sponsorship offer from a betting company for our podcast. It’s a huge amount of money, especially for an independent sports show and for me, someone who just retired from pro tennis. But here is why we said no.

There is more and more evidence that putting computers and tablets on students' desks (1:1 devices) was a terrible mistake. I agree with @AdamMGrant that "it's time to remove laptops [and tablets] from classrooms."

"One study of..college students...found that they spent nearly 40% of class time scrolling social meda, checking email or watching videos on their laptops." Precisely why I have a phone ban in my classes. They can't concentrate with phones. It's also incredibly rude for

💡How do you develop math problem solving skills? It may seem like inquiry, projects, etc. is the way. But the data & our experience as mathematicians shows the opposite. Strong problem solving is best achieved when we focus on: ✔️ Building knowledge ✔️ Explicit teaching ✔️

❓Why is a Human Rights investigation required to get schools to use evidence-based methods to teach reading? Or math? Or anything? 🎯"This isn't a philosophical debate over which of the current..techniques is best, seeking a compromise....It's about ensuring young [children]

“Grades on high-school transcripts too often bear little relationship to a student’s mastery of crucial skills: A student may have graduated with an A in calculus yet lack the capacity to solve simple algebraic equations.” Someone should invent a test that provides some sort of

These results from some students admitted to UCSD are crazy! Grade level & percent of students answering correctly in red. And they even gave them donuts after the test :) These students were suppsed to learn this in school. Seriously, we have a MATH problem. It's appalling.

Grateful to @IITHyderabad for hosting, @MuRajeshKannan1 for organizing, @gian_india for supporting and the 45 graduate students for participating in the Spectral graph theory short course this week. I hope you will continue your progress and produce more research in this area.

The most incredible part of this report might be when Harvard acknowledges that its pedagogical crisis is partly due to coddling underprepared students: “For the past decade or so, the College has been exhorting faculty to remember that some students arrive less prepared for

I have observed the same thing. Pretend learning.

IIT Hyderabad is organizing a GIAN Program on “Spectral Graph Theory” from October 27 to 31, 2025, featuring Dr. M. Rajesh Kannan (IIT Hyderabad) and Prof. Sebastian Cioabă (University of Delaware, USA). The course will introduce the fundamentals of spectral graph theory and its

Interesting... 'Why do Stanford math professors still use chalk?' https://t.co/jh9f0QzOzj “if the speaker tried to use slides, people don’t retain as much because [the speaker] goes much faster. Whereas if you write on the chalk, you are forced to slow down.” Academics on my

🌍 GIAN Course Announcement 🔹 Course Title: Spectral Graph Theory 📅 Dates: 27th – 31st October 2025 📍 Venue: @IITHyderabad 👩‍🏫 Faculty: Prof. Sebastian Cioabă, University of Delaware, USA Dr. M. Rajesh Kannan, Department of Mathematics, IIT Hyderabad

You Got Concacaf’d 🇵🇦 🇸🇷 Panamanian fans are signing, chanting, and dancing outside of Suriname’s hotel in an attempt to ‘disrupt’ their opponents. . . Only to have the Suriname National Team join in on the fun.

@Beanie0597 I don't want my kids to be told they need 'therapy' because Maths is hard. I want to tell them that there is 'everyday hard stuff', that it just has to be done, that I have an unswerving belief in them to do it, that they have my support if they really need it, but that they need

USMNT fans remember B.J. Callaghan fondly after winning the Nations League playing fast attacking football. Tonight, he won Nashville SC their first ever trophy, the U.S. Open Cup. Callaghan never played pro soccer, this is his first head coach job. Here’s his incredible story.

🎙️ Ben Solomon and I bust the myth that conceptual understanding must come before skill in my latest episode. 🔗 Link to full episode in comments.

https://t.co/76ILNyOOaQ