The Role of Fun in Research, Teaching, and Learning

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Channel: MIT OpenCourseWare · 2016 · Education

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MIT 6.890 Algorithmic Lower Bounds: Fun with Hardness Proofs, Fall 2014
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-890F14
Instructor: Erik Demaine

In this video, the instructor discusses the role of fun in research, teaching and learning. He shares that fun often makes problems accessible and provides an entryway for students into hardness proofs.

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