born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 2, 1957, is a Canadian mathematician, playwright and best-selling author, who is known for his work to support children's successful math education.
He was awarded an NSERC fellowship for his postdoctoral research in knot and graph theory.
[6] His plays include: Possible Worlds, The Little Years, Body & Soul, Scientific Americans, A Short History of Night, and Half Life.
[8] In 1998, Mighton started a small-scale tutoring group to assist children experiencing challenges in math, though he had abandoned the subject himself for years after struggling with math in school and nearly failing first-year calculus in university.
[9] Mighton has written three books on math, based on his expertise and experiences with JUMP Math, including The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child (2003), which describes his approach and successes with JUMP Math; The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential (2007) as a further exploration of his philosophy and methods; and All Things Being Equal: Why Math is the Key to a Better World (2020).