To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the TED Talk on abstract math, paying particular attention to how Eugenia Cheng (2018) explains how pure mathematics models social inequality.
Think about an overall group that may exist in your environment.
Identify three subgroups within the overall group, and diagram these groups as Cheng (2018) did in the presentation using the following format where a/b/c are your individual subgroups:
{a,b,c}
{a,b}, {a,c}, {b,c}
{a}, {b}, {c}
{ }
Think about two inequality statements that can be inferred from the diagram referring to the specific groups that you have just created. For example, if a represents dogs and c represents cats then and inequality could be: dogs>cats.
Using the problem-solving techniques from Week 1, decide if these inequalities are true based on the overall group you selected.
Consider one potential bias or inequality that may exist in either Level 2 or Level 3 of your diagram and think about how it would create an unequal ranking between the elements on this level.
Think about what the inequality would be in the context of your situation and think about how it would be expressed as a mathematical inequality.
Consider who might be interested in these results, and why.
Click on the link above for Eugenia Cheng’s TED Talk, An Unexpected Tool for Understanding Inequality: Abstract Math.
Post at least 2 paragraphs responding to the following prompts:
Provide diagram created based on your example of social inequality.
Write one inequality statements that can be inferred from your diagram, referring to your specific sub-groups (not the variables a/b/c).
Explain whether you feel these inequalities are true.
Express your conclusion as a mathematical inequality.
Explain who might be interested in these results, and why.
