The Webinar on Mathematical Comic took place on Friday, March 5th, 2021 from 12 pm until 1 pm, with Dr. Pedro Martinez, math teacher and creator of the mathematical comic “Mathland,” as our invited speaker. This virtual event was free and open to the general public.
The invited speaker started the virtual event by explaining that the purpose of this mathematical comic is to reduce math anxiety on kids, facilitate abstraction, motivate and capture students’ attention, and promote reading and the taste for art. The comic tells the story of Alan, who is a young boy who does not like mathematics until one day, he mysteriously finds himself trapped in a magical world called “Mathland” where mathematics is the key to returning home. In his adventure, Alan meets peculiar characters like Zero and the magician Algebra. Dr. Pedro Martinez read a chapter of his comic called Algebra’s Challenge, which introduces students to equations. This virtual event was co-organized with the Spanish Mathematical Royal Society (RSME).
