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By way of introduction – EWD 1041 (1989)
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Why are clinical trials so expensive? Tales from the beast’s belly
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There’s more to mathematics than rigour and proofs (2007)
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Learning math? Think like a cartoonist
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Masterclass on mathematical thinking
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Why don't we use the math we learn in school?
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International Linguistics Olympiad – Sample Problems
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Problem solving strategies in a graduate real analysis course (2010)
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The 2 Sigma Problem (1984) [pdf]
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Project Euler
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Will it rot my students' brains if they use Mathematica? (2002)
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Why Mathematics is Boring (2007) [pdf]
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History of Mathematics Project
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Worse Is Better (2001)
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How to Teach Math?
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How to Study Mathematics (2017)
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A Guide to Writing Mathematics [pdf]
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On the cruelty of really teaching computing science (1988) [pdf]
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Learn difficult concepts with the ADEPT method (2014)
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DARPA’s 23 Challenge Questions
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BetterExplained: Clear, intuitive lessons about mathematics
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The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
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Anecdotes from Donald Knuth and Robert Tarjan
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Echolocation in blind people reveals the brain’s adaptive powers
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To show or not to show work
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Polanyi’s Paradox
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The Cognitive Profile of People with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Bonini's Paradox
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How Craig Barton wishes he’d taught maths
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Using spaced repetition systems to see through a piece of mathematics
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Systemisers are better at maths
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Mathematics I Use (2012)
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Just teach my kid the math
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How to Study Mathematics (2017)
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Giftedness and Genius: Crucial Differences (1996) [pdf]
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Reading Mathematics (2002) [pdf]
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Colorized Math Equations
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Project Euler
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Communicating Advanced Mathematics to Kids
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Connections between Abstract Algebra and High School Algebra (2015)
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In Fermat’s Library, No Margin Is Too Narrow
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The Future of Programming (2013)
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Mathematical games interesting to both you and a five-year-old child
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What is it like to understand advanced mathematics?
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Learning the Language of Mathematics (2000) [pdf]
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Why do many math books have so much detail and so little enlightenment? (2010)
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The Two Types of Knowledge: The Max Planck/Chauffeur Test (2015)
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Abacus use can boost math skills
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“When we do mathematics, we touch immortality.”
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How I use Anki to learn mathematics
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Cathy O’Neil on Weapons of Math Destruction
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How should mathematics be taught to non-mathematicians? (2012)
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When Blind People Do Algebra, the Brain's Visual Areas Light Up
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Science in the age of selfies
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What is it like to understand advanced mathematics?
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Learn Difficult Concepts with the ADEPT Method
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Study finds negative association between empathizing and calculation ability
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I no longer understand my PhD dissertation
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Marvin Minsky: What makes mathematics hard to learn? (2008)
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BetterExplained: Math Lessons That Explain Concepts
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Avoiding the Adjective Fallacy
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MathBox 2: PowerPoint Must Die
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Physical Intuition, Not Mathematics (2011)
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Will Our Understanding of Math Deteriorate Over Time?
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Math from Three to Seven: Chapters One and Three [pdf]
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Does Diversity Trump Ability? An Example of the Misuse of Mathematics [pdf]
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Most Math Problems Do Not Have a Unique Right Answer
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Camels and humps: a retraction [pdf]
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Math Intuition Cheatsheet
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How to Read Proofs Faster: A Summary of Useful Advice
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Project Euler is offline
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You never did math in high school
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Project Euler
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Natural born programmers
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What is algebra?
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The Future of Programming
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Dijkstra: “You will be treated as grown-ups”
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Mastering Linear Algebra in 10 Days: Astounding Experiments in Ultra-Learning
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Stop teaching calculating; Start teaching math
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How you eat corn on the cob predicts whether you're an analyst or algebraist
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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
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The mathematics generation gap
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A collection of "intuitive" explanations.
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Economist's View: "The Mathematics Generation Gap"
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Kill Math
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Why I love math
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Why I Love the Khan Academy
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Project Euler
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Step-by-Step Math
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Why I left math
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Wolfram Alpha Live
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Ask yourself dumb questions and answer them (2020)
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Relearning math as an adult
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Math as a habit
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Math writing is dull when it neglects the human dimension
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There's more to mathematics than rigour and proofs (2007)
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Teaching general problem-solving skills is not a substitute for teaching math [pdf] (2010)
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On the cruelty of really teaching computing science (1988)
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