Maths plus 'geeky' images equals deterred students

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Sun, 05/11/2008 - 22:00

(Economic & Social Research Council) Images of maths 'geeks' stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, shows research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.Many students and undergraduates seem to think of mathematicians as old, white, middle-class men who are obsessed with their subject, lack social skills and have no personal life outside maths.

The student's views of maths itself included narrow and inaccurate images that are often limited to numbers and basic arithmetic.

Tags:

 

More related items

MIT takes aim at 'phantom' traffic jams
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A team of MIT mathematicians has developed a model that describes how and under what conditions "phantom" traffic jams form, which could help road...

Prize-winning pair of mathematicians
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) The DFG awards the von Kaven Prize to two researchers in the Year of Mathematics.

NSF funds new center to bring together biologists,...
(National Science Foundation) Biologists and mathematicians from around the world will take part in a new institute dedicated to bringing top researchers together to find creative solutions...

The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday...
Inventive, (mostly) edible DIY gadgets and projects guaranteed to captivate The Hungry Scientist Handbook brings DIY technology into the kitchen and onto the plate. It compiles the most...

Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes: A Manual for...
Many observers harbor misgivings about their telescope. The manufacturer may have guaranteed accuracy to one-quarter wavelength or as diffraction-limited but most telescope users have, at...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
science-nature.marc8.com