Arthur Benjamin’s Formula for Changing Math

A good friend of the Metroplex Math Circle, Dr. Arthur Benjamin, is a popular speaker at the world famous TED conference.  Recently, he offered his own idea for fundamentally changing math education in our country.  Like Richard Rusczyk, he sees the singular focus on Calculus as insufficient and distracting from a full math education.

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Arthur Benjamin – Discrete Mathematics

A good friend of the Metroplex Math Circle, Dr. Arthur Benjamin, has just released a new lecture course through the Teaching Company titled “Discrete Mathematics.” We have our pre-ordered copy and its seems to have the unique combination of humor and depth that we know from Dr. Benjamin’s excellent “mathemagic” presentations. For any students just [...]

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Dr. Arthur Benjamin Recap

Metroplex Math Circle’s first ever Special Presentation was a great success!  Over 330 people attended Dr. Arthur Benjamin’s presentation which demonstrated amazing feats of mental calculation. Dr. Benjamin amazed the crowd with his ability to multiply and square 4 and 5 digit numbers in his head.  But unlike other magicians, because Dr. Benjamin’s “tricks” are [...]

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Arthur Benjamin Books and Lectures

Our November 19, 2008 Special Presentation will be by Dr. Arthur Benjamin, who in addition to being a sought after speaker is also a successful author.  Many people are familiar with Dr. Benjamin from the course that he authored for the Teaching Company entitled Joy of Mathematics. Following is an excerpt from the course description: [...]

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MMC Special Presentation – Arthur Benjamin

Metroplex Math Circle is very pleased to announce a special presentation by Dr. Arthur Benjamin, November 19th, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the TI Auditorium, room 2.102 in the Engineering and Computer Sciences building (ECSS) on the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Benjamin is a very distinguished mathematician at the prestigious [...]

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Week of 11/17 – Dr. Arthur Benjamin!

In November Metroplex Math Circle will help sponsor a special presentation from Dr. Arthur Benjamin! Dr. Benjamin is a distinguished mathematician at Harvey Mudd but also a very entertaining “mathemagician” whose shows are commissioned by many corporations and institutions around the country. Here is his presentation at the prestigious TED conference:

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