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Why Facebook belongs in the math classroom

  • Written by Jonathan Hulgan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Emory University
What can you learn from your connections on social media?AlesiaKan/shutterstock.com

Take a close look at your Facebook friends.

Some of your friends are also friends with each other, while others are not. It’s quite likely that you can find a “clique” who are all friends with each other.

It’s also possible you may have a...

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