Laura Martignon facts for kids
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Laura Martignon
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Professor Laura Martignon
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| Born | 1952 Bogotà, Colombia
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| Nationality | Italian and Colombian |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Awards | Gleichstellungs-Preis 2008, Ludwigsburg University |
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| Fields | Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematical Modeling, Gender and Mathematics Education, Decision Making |
| Institutions | Ludwigsburg University of Education |
Laura Martignon (born 1952) is a smart and important professor and scientist from Colombia and Italy. From 2003 to 2020, she was a Professor of Mathematics at the Ludwigsburg University of Education. She also worked as a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. Before that, she taught math for ten years at the University of Brasília. She also spent time as a visiting scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Her Education Journey
Laura Martignon started her studies in Bogotà, Colombia. She earned her first degree in Mathematics in 1971. Later, in 1975, she got her master's degree in Mathematics. In 1978, she earned her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Tübingen in Germany. A PhD is a very high university degree. She also gained special qualifications in Brazil and Germany. These qualifications allowed her to become a full professor.
What She Studies and Teaches
Laura Martignon is an expert in how we learn math. She also uses math to solve real-world problems. This is called mathematical modeling. She often works with scientists from different fields.
Math and Brain Science
She worked with a physicist named Thomas Seligman. They used advanced math to understand how tiny particles interact. She also worked in a field called Neuroinformatics. This is where math helps us understand the brain. She studied how groups of brain cells, called neurons, work together. She helped create ways to measure how these neurons synchronize, or fire at the same time. This work helps us understand how our brains process information.
How We Make Decisions
A big part of her work is about how people think and make choices. This is called probabilistic reasoning and decision making. In 1995, she helped start a special research group. It was called the ABC Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition. Here, she studied how people make quick decisions.
She is famous for creating something called Fast-And-Frugal trees. Imagine a simple flowchart that helps you make a decision quickly. These "trees" are like that. They help people make good choices using only a little bit of information. This is very useful in everyday life. She showed how these simple methods can be very smart.
Math Education for Everyone
Her research on decision-making also helps her teach math better. She believes that understanding how we think helps us learn math. She works with other experts to teach students how to use simple thinking tools. These tools help students solve problems in a natural way.
She also studies how gender affects learning math. She led a project at her university on this topic. She even started a journal called "Mathematik und Gender." This shows her dedication to making math education fair for everyone.
See also
In Spanish: Laura Martignon para niños
- Max Planck Institute for Human development
- Mathematics and Gender at the Ludwigsburg University
Patents
- Patents by Inventor Laura Martignon
Images for kids
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An example of a Fast-and-Frugal Tree, a simple decision tool.
