Why Do Mathematical Presentations Sometimes Sound Like Cookery Shows?

Year: 2016 Authors: Katie McCallum

Core claim

Mathematical presentations often resemble recipes because procedural language and food metaphors help non-experts grasp mathematical activity, while also revealing its limits.

Topics

procedural discourse, mathematical communication, food metaphors, audience interpretation

Domains

knot theory, category theory, axiomatization, proof practice, artist research, visual metaphor, performance instruction, communication design

Methods

conference observation, linguistic pragmatics, relevance theory, metaphor analysis

Media

YouTube presentations, board notes, pita bread diagram, textual examples

Source status

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