Comments on: Why statistics (and probability) ought to be taught over calculus in America’s mathematics curriculum http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/07/08/statistics-calculus-data-samurais/ Prediction Markets, etc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Niall O'Connor http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/07/08/statistics-calculus-data-samurais/#comment-24340 Niall O'Connor Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:09:59 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=15182#comment-24340 Chris On a broader point, you would be well served as a Frenchman to promote Badiou and his notion of "mathematics as ontology". Moreover, you and your merry band of readers would all do well to put Badiou's "Being and Event" on your holiday reading lists; for a little light vacation reading. Chris

On a broader point, you would be well served as a Frenchman to promote Badiou and his notion of “mathematics as ontology”. Moreover, you and your merry band of readers would all do well to put Badiou’s “Being and Event” on your holiday reading lists; for a little light vacation reading.

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/07/08/statistics-calculus-data-samurais/#comment-24339 Chris F. Masse Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:08:41 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=15182#comment-24339 "Benjamin was actually MY Calculus teacher freshman year" Amazing. Great. Happy to hear from you again, by the way. I hope all is well with you and HubDub. “Benjamin was actually MY Calculus teacher freshman year”

Amazing. Great.

Happy to hear from you again, by the way. I hope all is well with you and HubDub.

]]> By: Jenni Peterson http://www.midasoracle.org/2009/07/08/statistics-calculus-data-samurais/#comment-24338 Jenni Peterson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:15:52 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=15182#comment-24338 Great post! In a slightly ironic twist, Benjamin was actually MY Calculus teacher freshman year :) But I do agree with him that probability and statistics is more useful in the "real" world. Currently though, prob/stats are taught with a large calculus component so the curriculum would really have to be dramatically changed to make it more accessible as a pre-calculus course. Great post! In a slightly ironic twist, Benjamin was actually MY Calculus teacher freshman year :) But I do agree with him that probability and statistics is more useful in the “real” world.

Currently though, prob/stats are taught with a large calculus component so the curriculum would really have to be dramatically changed to make it more accessible as a pre-calculus course.

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