The Shapes of Our Souls and Other Student Concerns: Poems about the Course “Mathematics in Literature”

Year: 2015 Authors: Marion Deutsche Cohen

Core claim

Poetry can document and deepen a mathematics-in-literature course by revealing how students connect mathematical ideas to personal concerns and classroom trust.

Topics

mathematics in literature, student reflection, classroom dialogue, math memoir, mathematical poetry

Domains

counting, geometry, finite and infinite sums, poetry, prose poetry, literary pedagogy

Methods

course design, homework prompts, class discussion, student writing

Media

poems, fiction anthology, poetry anthology, memoir

Source status

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