The book is written for all who never liked mathematics. It is based on more than 40 years of research with individual students. It is guaranteed that students-- teachers and others--will improve their ability in mathematics after reading or/and working through the text. To maintain the original form of research by the author, which consisted in handwriting personalized books for several hundred students, the main part of the book is a mathematical--hopefully calligraphic--essay with many freeha
This is a computational activity based on my book's research project, the computation of pi, which is defined as the area of a unit circle.
It contains a surprising result--maybe, a new mathematical discovery--which can be seen in the output of a small program in Microsoft Small Basic. No previous programming experience is required for the activity. Until the end, a simple calculator is used, until it becomes clear that it is much easier to write a few lines of code. Color cues are used througho
The Activity is derived from the text
DR. GERHARD'S MATHEMATICAL REASONING FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SAT, COMMON CORE, AND ALL THOSE WHO NEVER LIKED MATHEMATICS.
Adapted to student population
See description by students, professors, and educators in my upcoming publication:
DR. GERHARD'S MATHEMATICAL REASONING FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SAT, GRE, COMMON CORE, AND ALL THOSE WHO NEVER LIKED MATHEMATICS.
Awards & shining teacher moments
The greatest is that I was invited by the US Government because they think it is in the National Interest of the USA. My nationality is German.
My own education history
B.S. in Psychology and Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, University of Maryland.
M.Ed. in Counseling, Boston University. Summa Cum Laude.
Ph.D. in Counseling, University of North Carolina. Magna Cum Laude. Incorporated in the Ph.D. were a Master's Degree in Mathematics and another in Statistics,
Dissertation Adviser: Michael Scriven, the father of Critical Thinking.
Additional biographical information
Very effective combination of psychology and mathematics.
45-year long research in this area.
Friend, but not follower, of Anna Freud.
Friend of Sir Karl Popper and Paul Feyerabend, two emminent philosophers of Science.
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