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The Latest From: The Stigma Around Mathematics

Some thoughts on the stigma associated with mathematics

In this article, Nishant Chandgotia shares his personal thoughts on the stigma around mathematics.

A mathematical journey from the Andes to the Alps

Alfonso Cevallos shares his professional journey thus far after majoring in mathematics. Read more about how mathematics opened doors for him to study and work all over the world.

The human side of mathematics

Sophie Marques explains how exploring the usefulness of mathematics can benefit mental health.

Defend against the dangers of a fixed mindset: If past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour, why do A-grade students fail?

The interview of Anita Campbell and Enzokuhle. She discusses some aspects of developing a growth mindset. Although written in the context of Mathematics education, the article contains several valuable insights that potentially have a much broader application.

A danger: how damaging stigma can appear in mathematics?

Tshogofatso discusses how damaging stigma can be in mathematics and how important it is that educators and parents help remove this perception of the subject.

Gender stereotypes in mathematics

Elizabeth Mrema shares her inspiring story of how her love for mathematics has helped her to overcome many obstacles on her personal journey.

The Latest From: Mathematics During the Pandemic

HOW RESEARCH SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED – a lesson learnt from COVID 19

Aishwarya Viswamitra is a student in India who writes about the frustrations she, and many other scientists, are experiencing about the public’s blind following of popular news, that has not been scientifically proven. She highlights the dangers for the public and urges scientific and educational institutions to make their information more user friendly for the public. Her piece is specifically written with Indian communities in mind but is relevant from a global perspective.

Some ideas for online assessment

Dirk Basson shares his journey of exploring relevant and effective assessment tools with online learning. He considers the underlying reasons for assessing our students and tackles some important issues.

Mathematics Assessment during the COVID-19 lockdown

When considering how to approach assessment with online learning, mathematics teachers are confronted with what its purpose should be. Jean-Pierre le Roux guides us through this important journey of assessing our assessments.

Berkley’s Critique of Calculus

In this sequel, Adam Schroeder argues that despite its pristine appearance in textbooks and the classroom, mathematics is a human endeavour, often stimulated by debate and controversy. He suggests that the critique of Isaac Newton’s work on differential calculus by the 18th century Irish philosopher, Bishop George Berkley, triggered the search for more formal methods in the foundations of differential calculus.

From fluttering and tumbling flight to stable gliding and periodic soaring

In this piece Timmy Shum takes us on a journey of mathematical reflecting during Covid.

An introduction to interpolation and regression based modeling

K.S. Swaparjith is a Fourth year Integrated Physics major from IISER, Mohali. He will be explaining why a good model is one that captures and explains existing data and is able to predict new ones with desired precision.

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It was a great experience to read and edit some excellent and thought-provoking articles for this issue. I hope to continue to be a part of this wonderful team.

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