I read it, partly because I had just read his wonderful novel The Anthologist. I was prepared to disagree with him, but I found it persuasive. His complaint is mainly that modern standards emphasize terminology and memorization over actual ideas... at least that's what I got out of it. Cris On Nov 14, 2013, at 8:41 PM, Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
Did anyone happen to read the article "Wrong Answer: The Case Against Algebra II" by Nicholson Baker, in the Sept. '13 Harper's magazine?
I'm curious what other math-fungi think of it. If you'd like a copy just let me know and I'll send you one.
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