University of Canterbury use arts and crafts to help Kiwis learn maths
The Christchurch Art Centre's great hall was packed full of people doing maths in disguise on Sunday. Nine craft stations were set up with one goal - to engage as many people as possible in the subject so many of us fear. "What's happening here is sort of deeply mathematical, but it's also not what a lot of people experience as mathematics," says University of Canterbury mathematics lecturer David Pomeroy. The format proved appealing to all ages and stages - and it works. "It's brilliant," says mother Hannah. "They don't really realise they're doing maths, just having fun and definitely lea...
Source: newshub.co.nz
