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Mathematics for Human Flourishing Discussion Group

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15 sessions

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This series ended on June 5, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Mathematics is not all about plugging into formulas, practice drills or passing the test. According to mathematician and math professor Francis Su, studying mathematics answers a fundamental human desire to flourish, i.e. to live well. In his lovely book “Mathematics for Human Flourishing”, he outlined pathways to human flourishing through learning and doing mathematics in thirteen chapters on flourishing, exploration, meaning, play, beauty, permanence, truth, struggle, power, justice, freedom, community and love. In each of the sessions, we will discuss one of the chapters and reflect on our own journey of math learning and teaching, and explore how we could rethink math education with a renewed perspective, as a math student and a math teacher/tutor/coach, or parent/guardian. We will also work out some math problems that exemplify the topics discussed in this book. We will meet approximately every two weeks starting from October 30th on Saturdays 7:30-9:00pm, unless otherwise noted). This group is open to tutors, teachers, parents/grandparents/guardians, and students at all math levels. Both young and grownup are welcomed. Link to the book website https://www.francissu.com/flourishing Link to professor Francis Su’s talk on the topic on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTXhj-puDgw

Tutored by

Karen C 🇺🇸

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Hi, I have an M.S. degree in statistics and hold a Ph.D. in Information Systems. I am a data scientist with over 15 years of experience. I am now a college professor doing research in applied data science and machine learning, with application in healthcare and education. Statistics is a super useful subject though could be very confusing sometimes. In those stat sessions, I will help you to make sense and gain a deep understanding of the essential statistical concepts and hope to inspire you to pursue data analyst/data scientist careers in the future. I also teach AoPS math, always a big fan of interesting math problem solving. Come to join me to discover and be struggled and have fun - FUNSTRATION! Other than my passions in tutoring math, statistics and data science, I am also an interdisciplinary educational researcher. I study how to use data-driven technology to improve higher-order thinking skills and how to nurture habits of mind that are instrumental for STEM learning, including perseverance, creativity, curiosity, collaboration and critical thinking.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Consistent attendance is strongly encouraged. However, each session discuss a different topic, so drop-in is welcomed.

SESSION 1

30

Oct

SESSION 1

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCOct 30, 11:30 PM - Oct 31, 1:00 AM UTC

Get to know each other, the introduction of the book, how the discussion will run, and play some math games.
SESSION 2

14

Nov

SESSION 2

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCNov 14, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 1 - Flourishing
SESSION 3

28

Nov

SESSION 3

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCNov 28, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 2 - Exploration
SESSION 4

12

Dec

SESSION 4

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCDec 12, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 3 - Meaning
SESSION 5

9

Jan

SESSION 5

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCJan 9, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 4 - Play
SESSION 6

23

Jan

SESSION 6

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCJan 23, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 5 - Beauty
SESSION 7

13

Feb

SESSION 7

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCFeb 13, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 6 - Permanence
SESSION 8

27

Feb

SESSION 8

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCFeb 27, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 7 - Truth
SESSION 9

13

Mar

SESSION 9

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sun 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTCMar 13, 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM UTC

Chapter 8 - Struggle
SESSION 10

26

Mar

SESSION 10

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCMar 26, 11:30 PM - Mar 27, 1:00 AM UTC

Chapter 9 - Power
SESSION 11

9

Apr

SESSION 11

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCApr 9, 11:30 PM - Apr 10, 1:00 AM UTC

Chapter 10 - Justice
SESSION 12

23

Apr

SESSION 12

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCApr 23, 11:30 PM - Apr 24, 1:00 AM UTC

Chapter 11 - Freedom
SESSION 13

7

May

SESSION 13

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCMay 7, 11:30 PM - May 8, 1:00 AM UTC

Chapter 11 - Freedom
SESSION 14

21

May

SESSION 14

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCMay 21, 11:30 PM - May 22, 1:00 AM UTC

Chapter 12-community
SESSION 15

4

Jun

SESSION 15

Even More Math

Even More Math

Sat 11:30 PM - Sun, 1:00 AM UTCJun 4, 11:30 PM - Jun 5, 1:00 AM UTC

Chapter 13-love - this is the last session and we will also brainstorm ideas for the next series.

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Oct 30 - Jun 5

32 weeks

90 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Sundays

12:30AM