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SUMMARY:Computer-Based Maths: Stop Teaching Calculating\, Start Learning M
 aths - Conrad Wolfram (Wolfram &amp\; computerbasedmath.org)
DTSTART:20140123T174500Z
DTEND:20140123T184500Z
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DESCRIPTION:"The importance of math to jobs\, society\, and thinking has e
 xploded over the last few decades. Meanwhile\, math education is in worldw
 ide crisis—diverging more and more from what's required by countries\, i
 ndustry\, further education... and students.\n\nmath ≠ calculating. Comp
 uters are key to bridging this chasm: only when they do the calculating is
  math applicable to hard questions across many contexts. Real-life math ha
 s been transformed by computer-based calculation\; now mainstream math edu
 cation needs this fundamental change too.\n\ncomputerbasedmath.org is the 
 project to perform this reset. We're building a completely new math curric
 ulum with computer-based computation at its heart\, while campaigning at a
 ll levels to redefine math education away from historical hand-calculating
  techniques and toward real-life problem-solving situations that drive hig
 h-concept math understanding and experience."\n\nAdmission free to CUCaTS 
 members\, £2 otherwise. Membership may also be bought at the door. As usu
 al refreshments will be served 15 minutes before the start of the talk.
LOCATION:Center for Mathematical Sciences
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