Lockhart P. A Mathematician’s Lament

New York: Bellevue Literary Press, 2009. — 162 p. — ISBN: 978-1-934137-17-8.A brilliant research mathematician reveals math to be a creative art form on par with painting, poetry, and sculpture, and rejects the standard anxiety-producing teaching methods used in most schools today. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart’s controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike, altering the way we think about math forever.
Paul Lockhart is the author of Arithmetic, Measurement, and A Mathematician’s Lament. He has taught mathematics at Brown University, University of California, Santa Cruz, and to K-12 level students at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York.
Includes both the 2009 book and the original 2002 piece that was circulated as a PDF.Foreword
LamentationMathematics and Culture
Mathematics in School
The Mathematics Curriculum
High School Geometry: Instrument of the DevilExultationOriginal 2002 Piece
Mathematics and Culture
Mathematics in School
The Mathematics Curriculum
High School Geometry: Instrument of the Devil
In Conclusion