Poughkeepsie Chapter of the Association For Computing Machinery

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Topic

How To Fix Math Education

Speaker

Irvin M. Miller, Ph.D.

When

Monday,       7:30 PM

Where

Marist College, Hancock Center (Building 6 on map), Room 2023. We thank Marist College for hosting the chapter's meetings. Parking: 1) Lot north of Hancock Center. We are permitted to park there in spite of the signs. 2) Lot on south-east corner of Route 9 and Fulton Street. Take staircase at south-west corner of lot, and tunnel under Route 9.

More Information

This program is free and open to the public. Attendees should RSVP at Meetup.com.

All are welcome to join us beforehand for dinner at the Palace Diner at 6:00 PM.

For further information, go to Pok.ACM.org (QR code below):

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About the Topic

I have been studying videos on YouTube where mathematicians give misleading or incomplete solutions to exotic math problems. I have noticed that they have been taught the same mathematical nonsense as I was. I started analyzing the way math is taught and providing alternate approaches. I will reference some of them.

I will start with the concept of zero and show how the concepts taught lead to poor understanding of math. This is a major update to my September, 2023, talk. Then I use the Pascal triangle to show what has been left out and discover an infinite inverse math series that covers the full range of the function 1/(1+x). I will then discuss negative factorials and use the Google and Microsoft Calculators to find errors in the Google Calculator.

About the Speaker

Irvin Miller has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Physics. He has worked for IBM, Vassar College, SUNY New Paltz, and the Wappingers Central School District. Irv developed an exhibit for the New York Stock Exchange Visitor Center, designed the front cover for an IBM Annual Report, and holds a patent in computer graphics. Irv is the Director of the Math & Physics Exploration.

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