Title: Celebrate National Hispanic Month: Five Hispanic and Latino Mathematicians
Headings: Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month: Five Hispanic and Latino Mathematicians
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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month: Five Hispanic and Latino Mathematicians
Pay tribute to great Latino and Hispanic mathematicians in history
Pay tribute to great Latino and Hispanic mathematicians in history
1. Jaime Escalante (1930-2010)
2. Ruth Gonzalez (Present)
3. Alberto Pedro Calderón (1920-1998)
4. Ruy Luís Gomes (1905-1984)
5. Júlio César de Mello e Souza (1895-1974)

Content: It was a challenging place to teach, with a history of violence and academic underperformance. Escalante wanted to see his students succeed and started an advanced mathematics program. Eventually, his program grew. In 1982, his largest class took and passed the AP Calculus test. Because so many of his students had passed, the testing company suspected cheating and invalidated their scores. Escalante protested, and many students retook and passed the test months later. This incident gained a lot of public attention and was the basis for the 1988 film Stand and Deliver. Jaime Escalante continued teaching until 1998. He received many awards for his work in education, including the Presidential Medal of Excellence, and was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 1999. 2.