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Bartlett’s Calculus Paper Reviewed in Mathematics Magazine
The paper offers fixes for long-standing flaws in the teaching of elementary calculusJonathan Bartlett tells us, “The review was mixed, but most importantly the reviewer didn’t disagree with the results, only their potential usefulness."
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Mathematics Gives Us Life Skills and Mental Tools
Unfortunately, some professors, like the one who attacked my recent article, seem to prefer pedantryWhat makes you an expert today is not your clarity of thought but rather your ability to conform your thoughts entirely to the constraints of your profession’s vocabulary.
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Doing the Impossible: A Step-by-Step Guide
Often, in life as in calculus, when our implicit assumptions as to why something can’t be done are made explicit, they can be disproven
Walter Bradley Center Fellow Discovers Longstanding Flaw in an Aspect of Elementary Calculus
The flaw doesn't lead directly to wrong answers but it does create confusionThe lead author, Jonathan Bartlett, noted that the likely source of the bad notation was a philosophical issue. Because no one wanted to give differentials that same ontological status as other numbers, everyone presumed that the notational problems were simply the result of this fact, and no one pursued it further.
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