On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:34:07 -0800, Christopher D. Green: > >Here's a NYT article about a basic educational dispute that may >well outstrip the evolution "debate" in terms of its long-term >implications. I notice that most of my stats students know next >to nothing about trigonometry or probability -- topics I first >learned about in high school. About half have never seen a >factorial and a few every year do not know what exponents are.
Meanwhile, over on the Math Psych mailing list, people are discussing what can be done to get more people interested and involved in mathematical psychology -- especially as fewer and fewer U.S. students are interested in math in general. Well, now we see why. RIP Math Psych? -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Christopher D. Green >Department of Psychology >York University >Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 >Canada --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
