Reggae Math Foundation Inc.

12/17/2022

Musician and Mathematician, Tom Lehrer, making a serious joke with the song New Math.

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02/18/2022

Thanks to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for sharing this creativity by our educators!

09/28/2021

What would it take to empower Mathematics learners in Jamaica

Too many people fear Maths. That is why Richard James is on a mission to ‘revolutionize’ it, making it more attractive for more people. To help do that, he already wrote a whopping 22 mathematics resource books and booklets, and has guided generations of students to success in his capacity as an...

09/23/2021

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/wohist.html

African American Mathematicians

09/05/2021

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-mathematician-who-decodes-the-patterns-stamped-out-by-life?utm_source=pocket-newtab Mathematical modelling of life

Corina Tarnita deciphers bizarre patterns in the soil created by competing life-forms. She’s found that they can reveal whether an ecosystem is thriving or on the verge of collapse.

07/26/2021

Civil Rights champion Bob Moses has passed away. I remember reading about his belief that math literacy is what reading used to be. Lack of understanding creates barriers to full participation in citizenship. He created the Algebra project which works with students for whom the system has not worked. He believed in the ability of these students and that math education should be a priority. May his legacy continue.

He founded the Algebra Project, a math education initiative aimed at rural and inner-city students.

04/26/2021

To attend a Math Jam, simply sign in to Art of Problem Solving just before the Math Jam begins, and click on the Classroom bar that will appear on the screen. The Math Jam classroom will open 10 minutes before the Math Jam begins.