Hacker, Andrew <br/><br/>
The math myth :  and other STEM delusions 
Andrew Hacker 
 - New York :  The New Press,  c2016. 
 - 239 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
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<br/><br/>The "M" in STEM --  A harsh and senseless hurdle --  Will plumbers need polynomials? --  Does your dermatologist use calculus? --  Gender gaps --  Does mathematics enhance our minds? --  The Mandarins --  The Common Core: one size fits all --  Discipline versus discovery --  Teaching, tracking, testing --  How not to treat statistics --  Numeracy 101. 
<br/><br/> The Math Myth expands Hacker’s scrutiny of many widely held assumptions, like the notions that mathematics broadens our minds, that mastery of azimuths and asymptotes will be needed for most jobs, that the entire Common Core syllabus should be required of every student. He worries that a frenzied emphasis on STEM is diverting attention from other pursuits and subverting the spirit of the country. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781620970683 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching--Social aspects<br/>Mathematical ability
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510.71