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The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age is a groundbreaking book that exposes why maths education is in crisis worldwide and how the only fix is a fundamentally new mainstream subject. It argues that today's maths education is not working to elevate society with modern computation, data science and AI.

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A devastating assault on this parody of modern education comes from the information technology radical, Conrad Wolfram. Called The Math(s) Fix, it portrays maths as a subject which, perhaps like others, is trapped in the pre-computer age. -- Simon Jenkins, Journalist and BBC Broadcaster ""The Guardian"" Conrad lays out a clear vision for how we can transform mathematics"" ""from a subject that terrifies many students, to one that inspires and is universally applicable. Rather than simply memorising procedures, we should allow students to harness the power of computers and develop completely new ways of thinking. -- Philipp Legner, founder of Mathigon.org ""Publisher"" Wolfram does an effective job of analyzing the problems with contemporary math education, and he makes a strong case for change. His writing is strong and often clever . . . it makes for enjoyable reading on what might ordinarily be a dry subject. ... A solid and thoughtful analysis. -- Kirkus Reviews ""Publisher""

"A devastating assault on this parody of modern education comes from the information technology radical, Conrad Wolfram. Called The Math(s) Fix, it portrays maths as a subject which, perhaps like others, is trapped in the pre-computer age. -- Simon Jenkins, Journalist and BBC Broadcaster ""The Guardian"" Conrad lays out a clear vision for how we can transform mathematics"" ""from a subject that terrifies many students, to one that inspires and is universally applicable. Rather than simply memorising procedures, we should allow students to harness the power of computers and develop completely new ways of thinking. -- Philipp Legner, founder of Mathigon.org ""Publisher"" Wolfram does an effective job of analyzing the problems with contemporary math education, and he makes a strong case for change. His writing is strong and often clever . . . it makes for enjoyable reading on what might ordinarily be a dry subject. ... A solid and thoughtful analysis. -- Kirkus Reviews ""Publisher"""

A devastating assault on this parody of modern education comes from the information technology radical, Conrad Wolfram. Called The Math(s) Fix, it portrays maths as a subject which, perhaps like others, is trapped in the pre-computer age. -- Simon Jenkins, Journalist and BBC Broadcaster The Guardian Conrad lays out a clear vision for how we can transform mathematics from a subject that terrifies many students, to one that inspires and is universally applicable. Rather than simply memorising procedures, we should allow students to harness the power of computers and develop completely new ways of thinking. -- Philipp Legner, founder of Mathigon.org Publisher Wolfram does an effective job of analyzing the problems with contemporary math education, and he makes a strong case for change. His writing is strong and often clever . . . it makes for enjoyable reading on what might ordinarily be a dry subject. ... A solid and thoughtful analysis. -- Kirkus Reviews Publisher

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Conrad Wolfram is cofounder and CEO of Wolfram Research Europe. Over the last 30 years he has been a key part of the technology transformation that has brought maths, computation and data science to the forefront of today's world and moved us towards the fourth industrial revolution. Conrad regularly appears in the media to speak about subjects ranging from the computational future and artificial intelligence to twenty-first-century education. His team's work to build a solution started in 2010 when computerbasedmath.org was founded--this book being a key milestone in the journey to fundamental reform.

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