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Arthur Benjamin:
Teach statistics before calculus!

TED2009 · 2:58 · Filmed Feb 2009
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Arthur Benjamin: Teach statistics before calculus!
2:58 · Filmed February 2009 at TED2009 · Subtitles available in 61 languages

Someone always asks the math teacher, "Am I going to use calculus in real life?" And for most of us, says Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. He offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.

Arthur Benjamin
Mathemagician
Using daring displays of algorithmic trickery, lightning calculator and number wizard Arthur Benjamin mesmerizes audiences with mathematical mystery and beauty. Full bio
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