The Moore Method
A Tradition of Active Student Learning in Mathematics
“That student is taught the best who is told the least.”
•R.L. Moore was one of the most accomplished mathematicians in the first half of the 20th century.
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•He was President of the American Mathematical Society from 1936-1938.
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•He had more than 50 Ph.D. students.
–Three of his students became Presidents of the American Mathematical Society.
–Six students served as Presidents of the Mathematical Association of America.
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•A sour note: R.L. Moore never let black students take his classes, even after UT Austin was desegregated.
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