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Teaching Mathematics and Gender at the University
Andrea BlunckDepartment MathematikUniversität Hamburg
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Outline of the talk
The courses I teach Aims Methods Some courses in detail
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The courses I teach
My professorship: Mathematics & Gender Studies
at the Department of Mathematics so far: cooperation with the study
program “Gender Studies Hamburg” (ending)
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The courses I teach
I teach courses on
mathematics
mathematics and gender, for students of mathematics mathematics education gender studies
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The courses I teach
Course of lectures „Women in the history of mathematics“
Seminars on topics like „Women in mathematics“, „Mathematics and gender“, etc.
Course „Gender in MIN (=mathematics, informatics, natural sciences)“, joint with Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schirmer (Dept. Informatics)
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Aims
direct, obvious aims:
raise students‘ awareness for „gender and mathematics“, “women and mathematics”, “girls and mathematics”
make the contributions of women to mathematics visible
present female role models motivate female students
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Aims
more general aims:
help changing the image of mathematics
initialize students’ reflection on mathematics
help students get a personal relationship to mathematics
motivate them to continue their studies
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The image of mathematics
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The image of mathematics
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The image of mathematics
mathematics is
many formulas to learn never changing not lively something for nerds and loners something for boys / men
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The image of mathematics
mathematics is
made by men and women creative lively teamwork with many different applications …
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Methodsmore general: look at mathematics from outside, from
different points of view teach (in extra seminars, or integrated in
ordinary mathematics courses) topics like interrelations between mathematics
and society history of mathematics mathematics in other cultures
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Methods use methods that are activating and
unusual for mathematics courses, like read and discuss texts discuss on controversial subjects work in small groups let students prepare sessions cooperate with students from other
disciplines
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Some courses in detail
Women in the history of mathematics: Life and work of 12 women
mathematicians Special view on the history of
mathematics, history of women's education, history of science and of scientific institutions.
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Some courses in detailWomen in the history of mathematics: Hypatia (370 – 415) Emilie du Châtelet (1706 – 1749) Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718 – 1799) Sophie Germain (1776 – 1831) Mary Somerville (1780 – 1872) Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850 – 1891) Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847 – 1930) Charlotte A. Scott (1858 – 1931) Grace Chisholm Young (1868 – 1944) Emmy Noether (1882 – 1935) Ruth Moufang (1905 – 1977)
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Some courses in detail
Seminars:
Women in mathematics – yesterday and today
Gender and science – an introduction (joint with Dr. Helene Götschel)
Gender and mathematics Gender, mathematics, and technology …
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Some courses in detail
Seminar on Women and mathematics Topics: What is mathematics? The (male) image of mathematics History of women’s education History of mathematics education Gender-sensitive mathematics teaching Biographies of women mathematicians Gender studies and mathematics
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Some courses in detail
Students’ feedback:
I liked
“that we discussed a lot and didn’t only let the lecture wash over us”
“participants from different subjects! So interesting discussions came up.”
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Conclusion
Teaching gender topics to students of mathematics
gives the students a new view on their subject new motivation for their subject
encourages female students helps changing the image of mathematics
Thank you for your attention !!