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Mary Lynn Reed, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, presented “Communicating Mathematical Impact to Decision-Makers” on Aug. 10 during an NSF-sponsored “Communicating Mathematics” ...

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This research will provide a better understanding of the way in which gestures are taken up by students and how they are used in their own mathematical thinking. The study is original in that it ...

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