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Geology Newsletter- 1989, Department Of Geology Dec 1989

Geology Newsletter- 1989, Department Of Geology

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol.1, No. 14

  • Dear Alumni and Friends
  • Geology Development and Scholarship Donations
  • Faculty Briefs
  • News from the Support Staff
  • Geology Earth Science Club
  • Awards & Scholarships
  • 1989 Speakers Program


Pumps, Filters, And Lenses; Humanistic Issues In Calculus Reform, Dan Kalman Dec 1989

Pumps, Filters, And Lenses; Humanistic Issues In Calculus Reform, Dan Kalman

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Hassler Whitney 1907-1989: Some Recollections, 1979·1989, Anneli Lax Dec 1989

Hassler Whitney 1907-1989: Some Recollections, 1979·1989, Anneli Lax

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Lessons From Cognitive Theory For Teaching Mathematical Modeling To Freshmen, Richard H. Elderkin Dec 1989

Lessons From Cognitive Theory For Teaching Mathematical Modeling To Freshmen, Richard H. Elderkin

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Pdp/Academic Excellence Workshops In Mathematics, M. Catharine Hudspeth Dec 1989

Pdp/Academic Excellence Workshops In Mathematics, M. Catharine Hudspeth

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Education Is For The Students' Future, Hassler Whitney Dec 1989

Education Is For The Students' Future, Hassler Whitney

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Introducing Undergraduates To Mathematics Information Resources, Sallie H. Barringer Dec 1989

Introducing Undergraduates To Mathematics Information Resources, Sallie H. Barringer

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Tapping Creativity And Ingenuity Of Liberal Arts Majors In A Math Course, Helen Christensen Dec 1989

Tapping Creativity And Ingenuity Of Liberal Arts Majors In A Math Course, Helen Christensen

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


An Empowering, Participatory Research Model For Humanistic Mathematics Pedagogy, Arthur B. Powell, Dawud A. Jeffries, Aleshia E. Selby Dec 1989

An Empowering, Participatory Research Model For Humanistic Mathematics Pedagogy, Arthur B. Powell, Dawud A. Jeffries, Aleshia E. Selby

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


The Planet, 1989, Fall, Sara Olason, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University Oct 1989

The Planet, 1989, Fall, Sara Olason, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

No abstract provided.


Beauty In Mathematics: Some Theological Implications, David L. Neuhouser Jun 1989

Beauty In Mathematics: Some Theological Implications, David L. Neuhouser

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

It may come as a surprise to some that science or mathematics could be considered beautiful, but many prominent sciences and mathematicians from around the world have made such claims. Furthermore, the beauty of mathematics and order of the universe inspired some of the greatest developments in science and mathematics. This paper examines the beauty of mathematics and what scientists and other individuals have said about the subject.


A Course On Mathematics And The Christian Faith, W. David Laverell, Carl J. Sinke Jun 1989

A Course On Mathematics And The Christian Faith, W. David Laverell, Carl J. Sinke

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

The January interim term at Calvin College provides an opportunity for developing and teaching courses outside a normal major program. As a result faculty members are frequently given the interim off to provide time for research and development of new courses. In 1987 we were given such a leave in order to pursue the questions of the relationship between mathematics and the Christian Faith. One result was our presentation at the 1987 Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences conference. Immediately thereafter we began to develop a specific interim course based on our studies. We offered the course during the …


The Mathematical Intelligencer, Dmitrii Egorov: Mathematics And Theology In Russia, Charles E. Ford Jun 1989

The Mathematical Intelligencer, Dmitrii Egorov: Mathematics And Theology In Russia, Charles E. Ford

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

This paper tells the story of Russian mathematician Dmitri Egorov, recounting his faith and contributions to the field of mathematics.


The Bisexual Galton-Watson Branching Process, David M. Hull Jun 1989

The Bisexual Galton-Watson Branching Process, David M. Hull

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

I would like to present the bisexual Galton-Watson branching process. The word "bisexual" indicates that we will be considering a population of two sexes--which will be designated as the usual male and female. Here is a brief overview of what I would like to cover.

  1. The bisexual process motivated: why is it needed?
  2. The standard Galton-Watson branching process.
  3. The state of affairs regarding two-sex models.
  4. The nuts and bolts of the bisexual Galton-Watson branching process (parameters defined and how it works).
  5. A review of published bisexual results to date.
  6. What is to come?


Newton And Saccheri: Case Studies In The Interplay Of Mathematics And Religion, Tommy Leavelle Jun 1989

Newton And Saccheri: Case Studies In The Interplay Of Mathematics And Religion, Tommy Leavelle

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

In the course of this paper I will try to present to you the basic facts and some of the subsequent assessments of the life and work of two mathematicians for whom the interplay of mathematics and religion was influential: Issac Newton and Girolamo Saccheri.


Agustine's Mathematical Realism, Paul J. Zwier Jun 1989

Agustine's Mathematical Realism, Paul J. Zwier

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

After a review of Philip Kitcher's argument against Mathematical Realism, this paper presents the case for Mathematical Realism by looking at the life and writings of Saint Augustine.


Simulated Annealing On Np-Complete Problems, Russell W. Howell Jun 1989

Simulated Annealing On Np-Complete Problems, Russell W. Howell

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

The Random House Dictionary defines anneal as " ... to free (glass, metals, etc.) from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling." In the physical world, impurities are annealed out of a substance by heating it to a high temperature. As it is cooled, its molecular structure gradually settles into a stable "low-energy" configuration. It is important to cool the substance slowly, especially at lower temperatures, so that impurities do not get "frozen" into place. With careful cooling, a low-energy state can eventually be reached. This state may not be the one with the lowest potential energy, where the spins …


Introduction (1989), Gene B. Chase Jun 1989

Introduction (1989), Gene B. Chase

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

A Seventh Conference on Mathematics from a Christian Perspective

Gene B. Chase, Editor


Schedule (1989), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences Jun 1989

Schedule (1989), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

A Seventh Conference on Mathematics from a Christian Perspective

Gene B. Chase, Editor


Table Of Contents (1989), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences May 1989

Table Of Contents (1989), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1989

A Seventh Conference on Mathematics from a Christian Perspective

Gene B. Chase, Editor


The Planet, 1989, Spring, Volume 10, Issue 03, Aaron Coffin, Sara Olason, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University Apr 1989

The Planet, 1989, Spring, Volume 10, Issue 03, Aaron Coffin, Sara Olason, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

No abstract provided.


The Planet, 1989, Winter, Volume 10, Issue 02, Aaron Coffin, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University Jan 1989

The Planet, 1989, Winter, Volume 10, Issue 02, Aaron Coffin, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

No abstract provided.


Farming Systems Research/Extension And The Concepts Of Sustainability, Charles A. Francis, Peter E. Hildebrand Jan 1989

Farming Systems Research/Extension And The Concepts Of Sustainability, Charles A. Francis, Peter E. Hildebrand

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Farming Systems Research and Extension (FSR/E) has strongly influenced the direction of agricultural development over the past two decades. Involving farmers, change agents and researchers, this participatory approach to technological improvement has evolved as an efficient means to develop individual components and more integrated systems that are uniquely suited to specific biophysical and socioeconomic conditions. Farmers with similar conditions and for whom specific recommendations are appropriate are grouped, in FSR/E, into identifiable Recommendation Domains. The technologies recommended conform with the biophysical and socioeconomic constraints that create environments within the domains, based on the philosophy that new technologies must conform with …


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1989

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Coates, Alan. Management's Attitude Toward Collective Bargaining
  • Frew, Becky. The Effects of Personality Type and Social Support on Instances of Job Stress
  • Green, Laura. Earth Sheltered Housing
  • Gregory, Vicky. Fraud and Abuse by Medical Providers in Medicare and Medicaid
  • Hignite, Susan. Japanese Students in Kentucky Classrooms
  • Hodum, Martha. The Mathematically Gifted Child
  • Jones, Rodney. Superman to Censorship: America's Romance with the Comic Book
  • Marrs, Shawn. Romanticism and Unromanticism in Sir Gawain and the …