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Course Materials

Course Materials

There is no textbook for this course. All course content will be covered during class and via homework.

• Setting the Stage (PDF)
• Sample flow charts of the prerequisite structure of mathematics/statistics courses at NAU. These samples were created by students and are not necessarily complete or accurate. Use at your own risk!
  • Sample 1 (PNG)
  • Sample 2 (JPG)
  • Sample 3 (PDF)
  • Sample 4 (PNG)
  • Sample 5 (link to Miro)
  • Sample 6 (PNG)
  • Sample 7 (PDF)
  • Sample 8 (link to Miro)
  • Sample 9 (PNG)
• Machine Learning and Neural Networks (PDF) by Dr. Robert Buscaglia PhD.
• BS in Data Science Progression Plan (PDF)
• Art DeGraw’s Slides about being an actuary (PDF)

Miscellaneous

• Living Proof
• The Secret to Raising Smart Kids | Carol Dweck (article on Scientific American)
• 7 Things Growth Mindset is Not (article on Turn Around for Children)
• Videos on Growth Mindset and Productive Failure
  • Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth (6:12 min)
  • How to Become a Better Learner | Learner Lab (13:30 min)
  • Learning Like a Jungle Tiger | Trevor Ragan (5:23 min, similar to previous video)
  • Productive Failure/Struggle Skateboard Video 1 (1:25min)
  • Productive Failure/Struggle Skateboard Video 2 (0:40 min)
  • Productive Failure/Struggle BMX Video (1:39 min)
  • Michael Jordan Failure Commercial (0:32 min)
  • Mindsets: Fixed Versus Growth (2:19 min)
  • Growth Mindset Animation (3:50 min)
  • KhanAcademy interview with Carol Dweck about growth mindset (3:06 min)
  • Make Mistakes | Michael Starbird (2:11 min)
  • Ira Glass on the Creative Process (1:54 min)
• The State of Being Stuck | Ben Orlin (blog post on Math with Bad Drawings)
• The Chinese Farmer | Alan Watts (2:26 min)
• Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Ken Robinson (19:22 min)
• The Learner Lab Podcast
• Do Hard Things | The Learner Lab (2:41 min)
• The Subtle Art of the Mathematical Conjecture (article on Quanta Magazine)
• Lessons from My Math Degree That Have Nothing to Do with Math (6 min read on Medium)
• Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered? | Roger Penrose (4:14 min)
• What is Mathematics? The Most Misunderstood Subject (short article by Dr. Robert H. Lewis, Professor of Mathematics, Fordham University)