Digits and Destinies

This is the snapshot of another episode of I Like Maths which is about different ways to encourage children to learn and enjoy maths. In this episode Karen Harling McDaid shares 6 useful tips for increasing the engagement of children in maths at home and school.

Dr. Mary Coupland has found mathematics to be an easy subject from a very young age. She has been fascinated by the way it has been applied in various areas. This made her gravitate toward applied mathematics. She also enjoys teaching this subject and using its applications for motivating and engaging her students. During her talk, she provided useful hints for parents and teachers to help them learn maths and enjoy it.

In this episode Dr. Usha Sridhar talks about her journey and the way mathematics has shaped it, her challenges as an educator, mother, student, immigrant and employee.

Dr. Usha Sridhar is a Sripathi Gold medalist from Andhra University (topped in all Science departments' results and achieved University First). She complete two Ph.D in mathematics (yes 2 Ph.D) in the area of Analysis, Complex Variables and Proof Theory and Artificial Neural Networks. Apart from her great academic achievements, she has also worked in finance field for 8 years.

Usha's passion about teaching, is nurtured by her parents. She has been teaching Mathematics, Numerical Techniques, Business, Statistics, Quantitative Methods and related subjects at various universities for more than three decades. Usha is part of the Teaching team won the prestigious UTS (University of Technology Sydney) Teaching citation award in 2011, 2018 and 2020.

In this episode of Digits and Destinies, Dr. Ran Fuchs talks about the disaster of mathematics education at schools and provides effective solutions to change it.

In this episode of I Like Maths, Dr. Karen Harling McDaid explains why it is important to build a positive attitude toward mathematics during childhood and how it can be achieved.

People who have a passion for math often possess a unique set of skills that are highly sought after in various industries. Through learning and understanding math, these individuals have built up impressive careers in fields such as finance, engineering, computer science, and many others. They have used their analytical and problem-solving abilities to make a significant impact in their chosen professions.

Digits and Destinies is a podcast which shares stories of people who make a significant impact in society through applying their mathematical skills.

The show is hosted by Dr. Linda Banihashemi who is an applied mathematician and mathematics educator. She is also the founder of Bungee Pi which helps children learn mathematics using storytelling, animations and real life applications. She is based in Sydney, Australia.

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