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CATEGORIES:Cambridge University Computing and Technology Soci
 ety (CUCaTS)
SUMMARY:Computer-Based Maths: Stop Teaching Calculating\, 
 Start Learning Maths - Conrad Wolfram (Wolfram &am
 p\; computerbasedmath.org)
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140123T174500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140123T184500
UID:TALK50050AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/50050
DESCRIPTION:"The importance of math to jobs\, society\, and th
 inking has exploded over the last few decades. Mea
 nwhile\, math education is in worldwide crisis—div
 erging more and more from what's required by count
 ries\, industry\, further education... and student
 s.\n\nmath ≠ calculating. Computers are key to bri
 dging this chasm: only when they do the calculatin
 g is math applicable to hard questions across many
  contexts. Real-life math has been transformed by 
 computer-based calculation\; now mainstream math e
 ducation needs this fundamental change too.\n\ncom
 puterbasedmath.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 all levels to redefine math
  education away from historical hand-calculating t
 echniques and toward real-life problem-solving sit
 uations that drive high-concept math understanding
  and experience."\n\nAdmission free to CUCaTS memb
 ers\, £2 otherwise. Membership may also be bought 
 at the door. As usual refreshments will be served 
 15 minutes before the start of the talk.
LOCATION:Center for Mathematical Sciences
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