In this episode, I speak with Peter, 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. Join Julie’s World for additional content! Go to https://www.patreon.com/juliesworld 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 Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm Support Planet B612 on Patreon: https://patreon.com/juliesworld