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"Math doesn’t suck" – Interview with math whiz, author, and "Wonder Years" and "West Wing" actress Danica McKellar
I’d like to show girls that math is accessible and relevant, and even a little glamorous! This society constantly bombards us with damaging social messages telling young girls that math and science aren’t for them. I want to show them that yes, math is for them, and my goal was to write an entertaining book that presents math in a fun teen-magazine style, to keep this subject in as non-intimidating and non-stuffy an environment as possible.
by Tara C. Smith
Full Story: http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2007/07/interview_with_math_whiz_autho.php#more
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Just add ‘author’ into McKellar’s equation
By Tracey Wong Briggs, USA TODAY
Days after Danica McKellar had scored exceptionally well on her first calculus midterm at UCLA, a classmate tapped her on the shoulder and said, " ‘Excuse me, aren’t you that girl …’
Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-13-danica-mckellar_N.htm
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