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About the Course

Learn how to think the way mathematicians do – a powerful cognitive process developed over thousands of years. Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics – at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve highly stereotyped problems. Professional mathematicians think a certain way to solve real problems, problems that can arise from the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. The key to success in school math is to learn to think inside-the-box. In contrast, a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box – a valuable ability in today’s world. This course helps to develop that crucial way of thinking....

Top reviews

NR

Mar 4, 2018

An awesome course. Very easy to follow at the start, becomes more challenging at the end. I have a PhD in economics yet I struggled with the real analysis at the end. And that's just intro level! :-D

AM

Nov 23, 2019

It was an amazing course! Lots of interesting content. The content is also explained really well, i found it really easy to understand. The assessments are a little challenging, but reasonably sized.

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By zjm2017

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Mar 4, 2017

useful

By JABER Y A

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Jun 28, 2024

شكرا

By Alfredo M

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Jan 23, 2023

El instructor obvia muchas cosas, dando por hecho un nivel de conocimiento, que es avanzado, aunque él menciona que es "básico". Curso muy largo, pudo darse en dos cursos

By Dishmi D

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May 10, 2024

It's really good and interesting, but I wish the test flight was optional.

By Gavin L

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Jun 15, 2021

Boring

By den s

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Aug 12, 2022

Teacher hand writes many things that are too small to see even on large screen. Not taught well. Hope this is not typical. I lost my money but want to try another choice.

By Aldo

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Jun 2, 2022

I disagree with the way the rubrics are designed. It should be called "Think as I Do It"

By Santiago N M

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Aug 30, 2018

no entendi nada no sabe explicar y ademas es vejo y blanco....

By gamey p

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May 20, 2020

It's fail course it's a wasting for time

By Arnold W

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Oct 11, 2020

cant fucking unenrol

By Jorge D M

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Sep 14, 2021

bastante malo