The second Math Webinar in English took place on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 from 5 pm until 6 pm with Jennifer Quinn, President of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), as our invited speaker. This virtual event was free and open to the general public. This virtual event was free and open to the general public.
In this second Math Webinar in English, Jennifer Quinn presented on “YOU Belong in Mathematics!” The speaker began the virtual event by showing the results of a Google search on who are mathematicians. Jennifer Quinn also defined that a math person is first a person and second, someone who enjoys mathematics. Doing math is about having authentic conversations about the patterns that we see and being able to communicate what we discover. The speaker also shared several puzzles of “Which One Doesn’t Belong?” designed so that any of the four options has a reason to be excluded and highlighted that we should rename these puzzles “What Makes Each of These Unique?”
