Mathematics can be learned from 'knitting'

Mathematics is not an immediate answer, but many people feel "weak" because it is difficult to apply even if you remember the formula. According to Mr. Sarah Jensen who is a professor of mathematics at Chatham University, even with people who are not good at mathematics, if you use knitting, you will get a deeper understanding of mathematics.

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Mr. Jensen says, "Hints for understanding math in a wide range of fields such as gardening, sports, cooking, crafts etc are hidden", and in order to convey this to students who are not good at mathematics, at Chatham University "knitting Mathematics of Mathematics ".

This lecture is aimed at learning mathematics from actually making something by hand or doing discussion etc among students. For this reason, we never use texts or calculators in the lecture. Jensen says, "By studying mathematics through work in the real world, students can gain a deeper understanding than the knowledge gained in lectures."

In the lecture actually done by Mr. Jensen, there is a practical knitting of a hat to understand the theory called "Rubber - Sheet Geometry" where many of the materials made of soft materials become circular. Actually, when making a hat with knitting needles, it looks like we are knitting a triangular hat, but when we remove the knitting needle it changes to a round hat. Students are going to experience a change in triangular hat made with their own hands to a round hat with their own eyes and hands so that they can get bigger harvest than learning by lecture studies .

Jensen said " Algebraic topology taught in the hat knitting teaching content only to students in the third to fourth graduate majoring mathematics at Chatham University, but because they do not major in mathematics For reasons alone, there is no reason not to tell other students algebraic topological geometry ", he says that it is unnecessary to differentiate according to lectures with specialized expertise. "Many studies have shown that learning mathematics while practicing like this lecture will allow us to gain a deeper understanding than to study at the lecture," he said.

In the lecture of Mr. Jensen, there are things other than "Contents that become a circle when you hat a hat", such as "you will not be circular" if you knit an infinite muffler and "learn an equation from knitting" It seems that you can learn a wide range from things to applied things.