Unlocking our mathematical intuition

Is there mathematical knowledge built in to how we perceive the world? Are all of us essentially geniuses at maths, even if we didn’t do well at maths in school?

UC Professors Randolph Grace and Simon Kemp are investigating the link between our intuitive sense of number and formal mathematical ability. Their aim is to develop better teaching techniques for kids struggling with maths. They’ve developed a procedure to teach people to perform algebraic calculations without using numbers. “They can learn to add subtract, multiply, divide – without knowing what they’re doing…it’s intuitive,” Prof Grace says.

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