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Teach statistics before calculus!

Arthur Benjamin · TED

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About

Someone always asks the math teacher, "Am I going to use calculus in real life?" And for most of us, says Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. He offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Arthur Benjamin
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Economics, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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