Interview with Prof Peter (Math Professor)

In this episode, I speak with Peter Keep, more well-known as “Prof Peter” on Twitch. Peter teaches math in Chicago to college students, but what makes him unique is that he also teaches math online, through Twitch. I speak with him about teaching math, what motivates students, and why he loves teaching math.
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• Prof Peter discovered Twitch (0:00:32)
• The PigeonHole Principle (0:01:02)
• Using visuals when teaching math (0:02:12)
• Why did Prof Peter get interested in math? (0:03:22)
• What makes for a good high school math teacher? (0:05:10)
• What role does curiosity play in mathematics? (0:07:00)
• What is Calculus? (0:10:20)
• What is ‘infinity’? (0:11:37)
• The foundation of statistics. (0:13:15)
• What does Prof Peter teach? (0:14:30)
• How to motivate students? (0:15:25)
• How to deal with students who are gifted? (0:17:03)
• How does online teaching work? (0:19:42)
• Are the kids gonna be ok? (0:21:44)
• Dyscalculia and other challenges (0:22:53)
• Calculus reform and other changes in teaching (0:25:15)
• Why did Prof Peter decide to teach? (0:27:45)
• Teaching math on Twitch (0:30:15)
• Imposter syndrome in academia (0:35:20)
• Teaching the history of mathematics (0:37:06)
• The story of mathematician that died in a duel (0:39:02)
• Writing a book (0:41:30)
• Recommendations for “pop math” books (0:42:43)
• Learning math as an adult (0:44:34)
• What does a math prof do for fun? (0:48:30)
• Future-proofing your career (0:51:50)
• Movies and stories about math (0:53:15)

Prof Peter on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/professorpeter

Prof Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MathProfPeter

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