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RIP Mr. Escalante

By Matt, on March 30th, 2010%

I’d just like to take a moment to remember Jaime Escalante, who died today at the age of 79.  I’ve talked about this East LA math teacher whose antics were given a national stage in the film Stand and Deliver before, and out of all the films I’ve seen that try to do justice to mathematics, . . . → Read More: RIP Mr. Escalante

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A Lack of Math in the Movies

By Matt, on December 8th, 2009%

Apologies for my absence – academic life has recently forced me to put the blog on hold. Things have cleared up now though, and I have a backlog of things to discuss, so let’s get right to it.

Last month, Jennie Yabroff wrote an article for Newsweek discussing the new film Precious. I haven’t seen . . . → Read More: A Lack of Math in the Movies

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Math in the Movies: Stand and Deliver

By Matt, on March 27th, 2009%

During the course of my K-12 math education, I was able to watch Stand and Deliver two times during math class. The first time was in 5th or 6th grade, and during this first viewing I was less inspired by the mathematics than by the stellar performance of Lou Diamond Phillips, whose winning catch phrase . . . → Read More: Math in the Movies: Stand and Deliver

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