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Lessons From Human Experience: Teaching A Humanities Course Made Me A Better Math Teacher, Erin Griesenauer Feb 2023

Lessons From Human Experience: Teaching A Humanities Course Made Me A Better Math Teacher, Erin Griesenauer

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

As a professor at a Liberal Arts college, I recently taught a General Education course called Human Experience. Far from my normal experiences in the mathematics classroom, in Human Experience I was tasked with teaching topics from the humanities, including art, philosophy, history, and political science. Teaching this course was challenging, but it was also transformative. Teaching a course so far from my background gave me the opportunity to experiment with different pedagogical techniques and to reflect on how I set up my math classes. I learned many lessons that I have brought back to my math classes—lessons that have …


Calculus For The Liberal Arts: A Humanistic Approach, Kathleen Shannon Dec 1999

Calculus For The Liberal Arts: A Humanistic Approach, Kathleen Shannon

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Using Mathematics Courses In Support Of Humanities In A Liberal Arts Curriculum, M. S. Jagadish May 1996

Using Mathematics Courses In Support Of Humanities In A Liberal Arts Curriculum, M. S. Jagadish

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Mixing Calculus, History, And Writing For Liberal Arts Students, W. M. Priestley May 1996

Mixing Calculus, History, And Writing For Liberal Arts Students, W. M. Priestley

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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A Prandial Dialogue On Abstract Algebra As An Introduction To The Discipline Of Mathematics For Liberal Arts Students, Margaret Holen May 1996

A Prandial Dialogue On Abstract Algebra As An Introduction To The Discipline Of Mathematics For Liberal Arts Students, Margaret Holen

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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