Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey

ISBN-13: 9781470452810

Allison K. Henrich;Emille D. Lawrence;Matthew A. Pons

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• Mathematics just suddenly feels hard!: D. Haunsperger, In the deep end in algebra
• L. Douglas, The road less traveled?
• A. Henrich, Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it
• S. Klee, I don't know what I'm saying-Using language as a model for embracing mathematical struggle
• M. Pons, A complex conundrum
• J. Quinn, An accidental mathematician
• L. Thompson, Nowhere to go but up
• L. Taalman, Hitting the wall
• J. Jensen-Vallin, To algebra or not to algebra
• A. Prieto-Langarica, The unnecessary struggle of self-mandated isolation
• A. Alvarado, The struggle of qualifying exams
• Who are these people? Do I even belong: J. Urschel, I am a black mathematician
• A. Kent, Cold, austere, or queer
• R. Wilson, A view of mathematics from behind the veil
• A. Hodge, When you are told you can't: Do just the opposite
• J. Bowen, Look for the helpers
• T. Chartier, Good, but not on the team
• A. Petters, Othering and such climatic joy killers
• C. Price, Black, female...bigger
• A. Silverberg, Moving beyond affirmative action for men
• R. Weir, Struggling with the messaging of mathematics
• P. Harris, The harassment is real
• D. Cole, Sustaining through mathematics
• Can I really do this? How do I muster through?: R. Allen, Good things come to those who shower
• R. Blankenship, Winning by impression
• D. Neel, A walk in the park isn't always a walk in the park
• A. Ruiz, Just don't bomb the GRE
• N. Scoville, Sometimes when your hopes have all been shattered
• H. Soto, The compassion is life-changing
• T. Tao, A close call-How a near failure propelled me to succeed
• D. Taylor, Oh my darlin' Clementine
• E. D. Lawrence, A dream almost deferred
• What do I do now? What happens next?: V Piercey, Mathematics, beauty, and creativity-How I learned to stop worrying and love mathematics
• C. Adams, Five dollars
• C. von Renesse, Am I ``good enough''?
• J. Gallian, My journey from slippery rock to Duluth
• D. Klyve, Failure by numbers
• R. Vallin, How I learned to research like the Incredible Hulk (or I'm always angry)
• K. Millett, Anxiety attacked me, but I survived
• C. Eubanks-Turner, It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under
• F. Su, Should I quit mathematics?.