Realizing Mathematics

Completed
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
3:00PM  PT
4:00PM MT
5:00PM CT
6:00PM ET
PRESENTED BY: Yvonne Lai


When scholars wrote that mathematics is “unreasonably effective”, they meant the application of mathematical structure for the doing of the sciences; but what about for the teaching of mathematics in and for the sciences?

In this talk, I will give (emerging) ways to view the time-and-again press for more applications in mathematics education, and how one might view the relationship between mathematics as “queen of the sciences” yet also “servant”.


Registration:
Registration is closed
Duration:
60 minutes
Format:
Online seminar via Zoom web meeting software with questions and discussion. Detailed instructions for joining the seminar will be emailed to registered participants.

Presenter(s):
Yvonne Lai
Yvonne Lai is an expert in the field of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching. Her current research program seeks to improve the education of secondary mathematics teachers and early mathematics majors by bridging disciplinary perspectives from mathematics and education. Lai is a member of the National Academies Mathematical Sciences Education Board, a Steering Committee member of the CBMS Mathematical Education of Teachers, III, a member at large on the Council of the AMS, past chair of the MAA’s Committee on the Mathematical Education of Teachers, and Vice President-elect of the MAA. Lai received the 2025 AMS Award for Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics and the 2025 MAA Haimo Award.

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