Morning Session
Speaker:
Robert Logan, University of Toronto, John Mighton, JUMP Math and The Fields Institute, Vitaly Kiryushchenko, York University, Walter Whiteley, York University, Stacy Costa, University of Toronto, Gila Hanna, University of Toronto
Date and Time:
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 9:30am to 12:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
1. Bob Logan: A topology of the mind: How math cognition led to the spoken word.
2. John Mighton: Solving the problem of equality: Using evidence to close the achievement gap in mathematics
3. Vitaly Kiryushchenko: Why do mathematicians need diagrams? Peirce’s “Existential Graphs” and the idea of immanent visuality
4. Walter Whitely: Decline in mathematical cognition in aging
5. Stacy Costa: Misconceptions and graphical literacy: How students inform their STEM knowledge beliefs
6. Gila Hanna: Automated theorem proving and human mathematical reasoning.
