Format: Podcast
What: Course Assignment
Course(s): MAT380: Seminar in Problem Solving and History of Mathematics
Who: Drew D. Ash, Visiting Professor
Description: Dr. Drew Ash taught The History of Math as a low residency course in the Spring of 2018. One of the main projects the students did during the course was interview different mathematicians to create a podcast with a collection of mathematicians’ stories. The project was an opportunity to interview a mathematician, not currently at Davidson College, to understand how they were able to become a professional mathematician, how outside factors, cultural, economic, domestic, affected their decisions and careers, and explore a multitude of backgrounds that can lead to someone earning a PhD.
Course Assignment in Syllabus: Oral History Project Description
Link to examples: DAurizio PodcastRobertson Podcast
Format: Podcast
What: Course Assignment
Course(s): MAT380: Seminar in Problem Solving and History of Mathematics
Who: Drew D. Ash, Visiting Professor
Description: Dr. Drew Ash taught The History of Math as a low residency course in the Spring of 2018. One of the main projects the students did during the course was interview different mathematicians to create a podcast with a collection of mathematicians’ stories. The project was an opportunity to interview a mathematician, not currently at Davidson College, to understand how they were able to become a professional mathematician, how outside factors, cultural, economic, domestic, affected their decisions and careers, and explore a multitude of backgrounds that can lead to someone earning a PhD.
Course Assignment in Syllabus: Oral History Project Description
Link to examples:DAurizio PodcastRobertson Podcast
