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I've already read that somewhere... http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf

by Typhon 12y ago

I've already read that somewhere... http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf EDIT : Oops, I hadn't seen that he already linked to this text. That'll learn me to post too quickly. Oh well.

ww2 12y ago
Even the music metaphor is the same. And the mention of geometry proof. The blogger is so uncreative.
- sp332 12y ago
  Creative isn't the point. It's still a problem, so it's still worth talking about!
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  - brockhaywood 12y ago
    Agreed but not even a passing reference to the clear basis for his argument makes me question what else he is regurgitating.
    - sp332 12y ago
      (Fair disclaimer, this analogy is borrowed from a much better writer, Paul Lockhart). And the words "Paul Lockhart" are hyperlinked to http://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart-MathematiciansLament.pdf http://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart-MathematiciansLament.pdf which Typhon already pointed out several comments up-thread! Your reading comprehension needs a tune-up.
harmegido 12y ago
Yeah I thought the exact same thing. To me, this isn't particularly interesting (because it's a re-hash), but the author's lecture for HS students on graph theory, linked in the post, is.