Dear SEP Families,
With the students in Session 3, there was an interesting balance of learning styles. A fairly large portion of the class learned new concepts best by working through challenge problems for them to solve. Another portion of the class preferred more centralized discussions with a focus on real world examples. Regardless of the topic, this class always approached learning with an impressive level of enthusiasm.
This class was quick to grasp the outline of the topic. They often formed rough ideas of what was being covered well before they really understood the specifics of the material. They were challenged when a topic required them to slow down and more directly evaluate their deeper understanding of the material. This class quickly understood applications of theorems and logical arguments. Not surprisingly, the most difficult concepts were those that defied expectation and went against the class’s intuition.
With the students in Session 3, there was an interesting balance of learning styles. A fairly large portion of the class learned new concepts best by working through challenge problems for them to solve. Another portion of the class preferred more centralized discussions with a focus on real world examples. Regardless of the topic, this class always approached learning with an impressive level of enthusiasm.
This class was quick to grasp the outline of the topic. They often formed rough ideas of what was being covered well before they really understood the specifics of the material. They were challenged when a topic required them to slow down and more directly evaluate their deeper understanding of the material. This class quickly understood applications of theorems and logical arguments. Not surprisingly, the most difficult concepts were those that defied expectation and went against the class’s intuition.
Resources for Continued Learning
Related Math Books:
Books related to in class discussions (good reading with some strong opinions, read but also analyze):
Thank you for being a part of SEP 2016 Session 3!
- Foundations of Higher Mathematics by Fendel and Resek
- Understanding Analysis by Abbott
- Probability and Statistics with Applications: A Problem Solving Text by Asimow and Maxwell
- Growing Artificial Societies by Epstein and Axtell
Books related to in class discussions (good reading with some strong opinions, read but also analyze):
- Poor Economics by Banerjee and Duflo
- Free to Choose by Friedman and Friedman
Thank you for being a part of SEP 2016 Session 3!
