A Brief Quadrivium with Dr. Peter Ulrickson

About this episode

Shannon Valenzuela and Peter Ulrickson discuss the significance of the Quadrivium in education and its interconnectedness with mathematics and the arts.

Summary In this episode, Shannon Valenzuela and Peter Ulrickson explore the significance of the Quadrivium in education and Dr. Ulrickson's unique presentation of teaching these arts in his books A Brief Quadrivium and the accompanying teacher's guide. They discuss the interconnectedness of mathematics and the arts and highlight the unique perspectives offered by each discipline. They explore the importance of modeling, proof, and observation and the role of rhetoric and logic in mathematics....

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Valenzuela

Guest: Peter Ulrickson

Topics covered

• Quadrivium
• education
• mathematics
• arts
• rhetoric
• logic

Keywords

• Quadrivium
• education
• mathematics
• arts
• rhetoric
• logic
• teaching

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Brief Quadrivium, teacher's guide

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