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Full-Text Articles in Mathematics
Spirit-Wise Math: Two Examples From A Collection Of Mathaphors, Sarah Voss
Spirit-Wise Math: Two Examples From A Collection Of Mathaphors, Sarah Voss
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article consists of two examples of loosely spiritual insights drawn from mathematics, both of which are from a work-in-progress -- a collection of mathematical metaphors.
Comforting With Mathematics: A Case Study, Michael J. Goldstein
Comforting With Mathematics: A Case Study, Michael J. Goldstein
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Death by suicide often leaves behind grieving family members with unanswered questions. Of these concerns, fear that their loved one suffered or felt regret is common. When the method of suicide was jumping from height, that answer can easily be determined using basic kinematics. Despite the perception that mathematics is a cold, calculating field, it can provide a clear, definitive answer and comfort those left behind.
What Is Humanistic Stem And Why Do We Need It?, Debra T. Bourdeau, Beverly L. Wood
What Is Humanistic Stem And Why Do We Need It?, Debra T. Bourdeau, Beverly L. Wood
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Getting students who are planning on technical careers to value their general education courses, particularly in the humanities, is not an easy task. The experiences of two professors from disciplines that cross the so-called divide between STEM and Humanities motivate not only a series of courses blending the two to the advantage of their own students but also a virtual pedagogical community to support efforts taking place elsewhere.
Out Of The Vacuum: A Hidden Assumption, Richard Delaware
Out Of The Vacuum: A Hidden Assumption, Richard Delaware
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In writing a proof, a student surprises her sense of reality and logic.
Untangling Knots: Embodied Diagramming Practices In Knot Theory, Kate Mccallum
Untangling Knots: Embodied Diagramming Practices In Knot Theory, Kate Mccallum
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The low visibility and specialised languages of mathematical work pose challenges for the ethnographic study of communication in mathematics, but observation-based study can offer a real-world grounding to questions about the nature of its methods. This paper uses theoretical ideas from linguistic pragmatics to examine how mutual understandings of diagrams are achieved in the course of conference presentations. Presenters use shared knowledge to train others to interpret diagrams in the ways favoured by the community of experts, directing an audience’s attention so as to develop a shared understanding of a diagram’s features and possible manipulations. In this way, expectations about …
Preparing Our Students To Read And Understand Mathematics, Melanie Butler
Preparing Our Students To Read And Understand Mathematics, Melanie Butler
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article gives techniques and tips for college mathematics instructors to increase students’ ability to read and comprehend mathematics. The article also includes some relevant history of reading instruction and some motivation for incorporating these ideas into courses.
Symmetry And Measuring: Ways To Teach The Foundations Of Mathematics Inspired By Yupiaq Elders, Jerry Lipka, Barbara Adams, Monica Wong, David Koester, Karen Francois
Symmetry And Measuring: Ways To Teach The Foundations Of Mathematics Inspired By Yupiaq Elders, Jerry Lipka, Barbara Adams, Monica Wong, David Koester, Karen Francois
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Evident in human prehistory and across immense cultural variation in human activities, symmetry has been perceived and utilized as an integrative and guiding principle. In our long-term collaborative work with Indigenous Knowledge holders, particularly Yupiaq Eskimos of Alaska and Carolinian Islanders in Micronesia, we were struck by the centrality of symmetry and measuring as a comparison-of-quantities, and the practical and conceptual role of qukaq [center] and ayagneq [a place to begin]. They applied fundamental mathematical principles associated with symmetry and measuring in their everyday activities and in making artifacts. Inspired by their example, this paper explores the question: Could symmetry …
From Solvability To Formal Decidability: Revisiting Hilbert’S “Non-Ignorabimus”, Andrea Reichenberger
From Solvability To Formal Decidability: Revisiting Hilbert’S “Non-Ignorabimus”, Andrea Reichenberger
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The topic of this article is Hilbert’s axiom of solvability, that is, his conviction of the solvability of every mathematical problem by means of a finite number of operations. The question of solvability is commonly identified with the decision problem. Given this identification, there is not the slightest doubt that Hilbert’s conviction was falsified by Gödel’s proof and by the negative results for the decision problem. On the other hand, Gödel’s theorems do offer a solution, albeit a negative one, in the form of an impossibility proof. In this sense, Hilbert’s optimism may still be justified. Here I argue that …
The Mathematics Orientation Seminar: A Tool For Diversity And Retention In The First Year Of College, Salvatore J. Petrilli
The Mathematics Orientation Seminar: A Tool For Diversity And Retention In The First Year Of College, Salvatore J. Petrilli
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this article I describe Adelphi University's Mathematics Orientation Seminar, a new course that was introduced into the mathematics major to help students find their passion in mathematics and to strengthen the educational community within our department. I discuss quantitative and qualitative results of surveys among students in the Mathematics Orientation Seminar in Fall 2016 and Fall 2017, which suggest that this might be a useful course for other institutions to utilize within any major. Finally, I explore faculty perspectives and describe what I believe to be the final version of this course.
Sandor Szathmari's Kazohinia: Mathematics And The Platonic Idea, Susan J. Siggelakis
Sandor Szathmari's Kazohinia: Mathematics And The Platonic Idea, Susan J. Siggelakis
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this article I analyse Sándor Szathmári’s utopian, satiric novel, The Voyage to Kazohinia, as an exercise in the portrayal of Platonist ideas. Through a discussion specifically of Szathmári’s portrayal of the way mathematics is conceived in two different, imaginary societies, I aim to reveal his preoccupation with exploring a solution to the essential political and moral problem of the alienation of interests between the individual and the group. This analysis locates Szathmari’s ideas within the Platonic tradition as well as within the context of 20th century philosophical ideas, particularly those of Georg Lukács. Szathmári’s portrayal of two …
Finding Direction, Finding Inspiration, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Finding Direction, Finding Inspiration, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
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