Interested in teaching yourself some statistics? Here is an excellent online and interactive
statistics textbook developed at UC Berkeley, and also used at CUNY, UCSC, SJSU, and Bard. Here is the
syllabus for the course at Berkeley. And here are some insightful
reflections from the professor on developing Berkeley's first fully approved online course.
posted by AceRock
on Aug 9, 2010 -
18 comments
The
Value of Algebra: "
Gabriela, sooner or later someone's going to tell you that algebra teaches reasoning. This is a lie propagated by, among others, algebra teachers."
posted by daksya
on Feb 16, 2006 -
190 comments
What is the modus operandi of creativity? According to two cognitive scientists,
Gilles Fauconnier and
Mark Turner, the subconscious operation of
conceptual blending. The formal theory, known as the Network Model of Conceptual Integration (CI), seeks to explain how creative insights are derived from pre-existing knowledge and understanding.
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posted by Gyan
on May 13, 2004 -
10 comments
Monkeys are capable of abstract reasoning according to recent research, which may have "
profound implications for the evolution of human intelligence and the stuff that separates homo sapiens from other animals."
Just so long as there are enough bananas to go round, it's OK by me ...
posted by walrus
on Oct 16, 2001 -
30 comments
