Chapter 5: Mathematicians Are Precise

The interview with Brian Confrey can be found in this 2009 video from the University of Bristol’s Mathematical Ethnographies Project: Are Mathematicians Creative?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QeUYyecjZ0

Phil Daro’s “Against Answer-Getting”:

Clarity and Specificity:

Chris Luzniak video about precise language from PBS. (Click through to the video–it’s worth it!)

Videos from Justin Solonynka‘s classroom:

My Favorite No video from the Teaching Channel.

Resources for automaticity:

• Number Talks essay from Kathy Richardson
• Talking Math with Your Kids – a great website to give to parents
• Fluency without Fear from YouCubed.org