A Message to Mathematicians

A Message to Mathematicians

 The students above are tackling Costas arrays. The details surrounding Costas Arrays are not important. What is important is that finding a Costas array of a certain size is difficult, but that once an attempt at a solution is shown to you, it is pretty easy for you...
Hand Raising Meme

Hand Raising Meme

I subscribe to a newsletter from a university I enormously respect. This morning I opened it to find this image of hands raised. This meme of education has existed for long enough. Looking at the students above, you’ve got to say: 1) This looks staged. 2) The...
Two peas in a pod

Two peas in a pod

One of the greatest US university teachers is Robert Lee Moore (1882-1974) from the University of Texas. A quote of his reminded me of a quote from Joshua Zucker, the first director of the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival. They are fun to compare. That student is...