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Kim Regnier Jongerius

Dr. Jongerius holds master's and doctoral degrees in mathematics, but she enjoys other languages as well. In fact, she combined her undergraduate math major with a major in English and a minor in German. Dr. Jongerius has published papers in algebraic geometry/commutative ring theory. Sabbatical research led to "Rules and Insights: Connecting the Mathematical and Linguistic Abilities of C.S. Lewis," which combined math and literature, her two greatest academic loves. She also worked with a team of writers from the ACMS (Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences) on a book called Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith, published in the summer of 2011 by HarperOne. Jongerius co-authored three of the chapters: "Infinity," "Dimension," and "Proof and Truth." Her most recent publication is "Pressure and Impulse in Student Learning: What I Learned From Teaching Physics."

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Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths

Students who ask questions about why math is the way it is, rather than seeing math as a collection of known facts to be memorized, are told implicitly or explicitly that they are not “math people.” Many of them internalize this message, stop asking questions, and learn as little math as possible, avoiding careers that require the use of mathematics and sometimes passing erroneous (and harmful) messages about mathematics on to their children. In Is Math Real? How Simple Questions…
Kim Regnier Jongerius
January 10, 2024