Another round of great presentations from everyone this week. I think the most interesting thing I learned was how we can put vector spaces and maps on the vertices and arrows of a quiver in different ways to make a category with the structure of our choosing.
My favorite presentation was probably Ben’s on middle school education through topology. He had a unique idea to apply topology to the classroom setting by creating course plans that would inspire students’ curiosity in mathematics. His presentation and lesson plans were very clear and specific, and I could definitely see him using them in a middle school setting. Ben’s presentation is very significant, as he described a way he can directly impact future mathematicians by exposing them to ideas from topology so they will have a better idea of what people who “do math” do. I also thought his presentation was organized and given well.
jedunay
April 23, 2018 — 00:04
I agree. Ben had a great presentation and had some great thoughts on how to bring more pure math and in particular topology into middle school classrooms.
Bryan
April 22, 2018 — 23:22
I liked how Ben’s idea was easy to implement in a short time. For some reason, the idea that his lesson plans could be taught on the days where it was not a good time to introduce a regular topic sticks to me.
sroheda
April 22, 2018 — 22:22
Even I chose Ben’s as the best presentation. If implemented, this could be a very effective strategy to inspire students to explore the topic of topology at a very early stage.