Effective Thinking Through Mathematics

Effective thinking though mathematics is a course about increasing your ability to tackle new problems and understanding things you already know better. The course focuses on 4 main elements of effective thinking: understanding simple things deeply, making mistakes, raising questions and following the flow of ideas. Although this course has “mathematics” in the title, it is really about the process of thinking—math is just a convenient arena to teach these methods. You don’t need any particular math background to take this course and get a lot out of it, although be aware that most of the 9 weekly lessons deal, at least in part, with mathematical concepts like numbers, infinity, dimensionality and geometry.

The course format is a little different from most MOOCs: each week consists of a series of videos where the professor gives problems to students and the students attempt to work through them. The professor helps the students reason though the problems by making suggestions and asking questions and he periodically addresses the viewer, explaining how the effective thinking methods were or should have been applied by the students. The nontraditional course format may be off-putting to some viewers, since the students spend quite a bit of time struggling with the problems, making little progress. I found it to be an interesting approach, although increasing the video speed is useful for times when things get too slow.

That was a first course that I've comleted. I strongly reccomend this course to whom who is interested in enforcing ability to crack manifestations of the World into the breaks that you can use to assemble each other manifestation (prognosing strenght). It is the most powerfull style of thinking that I know.
"How can I help you to improve your life through this course" That was a question rised by Michael Starbird in the beginning. He did this step by step, made brilliant examples, quizzes and of course pauses to give you ability to figure out by your own.
How can changing a method of thinking improve your life? Moving away from science ( science discoveries themself can improve , but this is long complex way that is probably most effective in addition to good everyday life) you can just base your world views and making decisions on evidenced principles, statistical data, that step by step can build your antifragile future.
In addition to this course I would recommend book of Daniel Kahneman "Thinking Fast and Slow"

"Effective Thinking Through Mathematics" offered by The University of Texas at Austin via edX was an enlightening experience. The course adeptly combined mathematical concepts with practical problem-solving techniques, enhancing my critical thinking abilities. The engaging video lectures, interactive assignments, and thought-provoking discussions challenged me to approach challenges creatively. The clear progression of topics and the guidance of knowledgeable instructors made complex concepts accessible. By completing this course, I gained valuable skills applicable beyond mathematics, empowering me to tackle various real-world issues with a more effective and systematic mindset. The problem with me is with the change in grades when teacher go transfer and a new teacher comes in. However the concepts learnt will be applied through contextualized at the class level with the classroom use of language.
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Grade Pre-Primary Teacher
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