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Is Mathematics Education Taking A Step Backward?, Frances Kuwahara Chinn Jan 2004

Is Mathematics Education Taking A Step Backward?, Frances Kuwahara Chinn

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

This paper considers the recent history of mathematics teaching.


Using Humanistic Content And Teaching Methods To Motivate Students And Counteract Negative Perceptions Of Mathematics, Roger Haglund Jan 2004

Using Humanistic Content And Teaching Methods To Motivate Students And Counteract Negative Perceptions Of Mathematics, Roger Haglund

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This paper examines the following questions: How is math commonly taught, why is it taught this way, and what are the outcomes? Who are some of the voices calling for change and what are they saying? Can a humanistic approach produce positive results in students who have learned to dislike math and have not been successful in a traditional classroom?


Taxicab Geometry As A Vehicle For The Journey Toward Enlightenment, Neil Greenspan Jan 2004

Taxicab Geometry As A Vehicle For The Journey Toward Enlightenment, Neil Greenspan

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No abstract provided.


Tesselland: A Mathematical Oddment, Martin Glover Jan 2004

Tesselland: A Mathematical Oddment, Martin Glover

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No abstract provided.


Bridging To Infinity, Mike Pinter Jan 2004

Bridging To Infinity, Mike Pinter

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

The author's own experiences as a mathematics student and teacher have influenced how he thinks about the infinite. Author Madeleine L'Engle has also shaped his thinking with her writing. The author offers some thoughts that connect some of L'Engle's writing with his experience.


Man's Cards And God's Dice: A Conceptual Analysis Of Probability For The Advanced Student, Elie Feder Jan 2004

Man's Cards And God's Dice: A Conceptual Analysis Of Probability For The Advanced Student, Elie Feder

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No abstract provided.


Mathematics, The Liberal Arts, And Slavish Devotions, J. D. Phillips Jan 2004

Mathematics, The Liberal Arts, And Slavish Devotions, J. D. Phillips

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No abstract provided.


What Are Mathematical Problems?, Emam Hoosain Jan 2004

What Are Mathematical Problems?, Emam Hoosain

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No abstract provided.


A Linear Perspective To Art, Sarah Littler Jan 2004

A Linear Perspective To Art, Sarah Littler

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No abstract provided.


Humanistic Mathematics As Mathematics For All, Michael N. Fried Jan 2004

Humanistic Mathematics As Mathematics For All, Michael N. Fried

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No abstract provided.


A Brief Look At Mathematics And Theology, Philip J. Davis Jan 2004

A Brief Look At Mathematics And Theology, Philip J. Davis

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Humanistic Mathematics: Personal Evaluation And Excavations, Stephen I. Brown Jan 2004

Humanistic Mathematics: Personal Evaluation And Excavations, Stephen I. Brown

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Innumeracy And Its Perils, Numeracy And Its Promises, Ramakrishnan Menon Jan 2004

Innumeracy And Its Perils, Numeracy And Its Promises, Ramakrishnan Menon

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: Fermat's Enigma By Simon Singh, Matthew Becker Jan 2004

Book Review: Fermat's Enigma By Simon Singh, Matthew Becker

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No abstract provided.


Base And Subbase In A Number System, Walter S. Sizer Jan 2004

Base And Subbase In A Number System, Walter S. Sizer

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No abstract provided.


Are You A Quantitative Or Qualitative Runner?: 5.13 Miles And Rosemary-Lilac Shampoo, Shelly Sheats Harkness Jan 2004

Are You A Quantitative Or Qualitative Runner?: 5.13 Miles And Rosemary-Lilac Shampoo, Shelly Sheats Harkness

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


From The Editor, Issue 26, 2002, Alvin White Jun 2002

From The Editor, Issue 26, 2002, Alvin White

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


History Of Mathematics, An Intuitive Approach, Alejandro R. Garciadiego Jun 2002

History Of Mathematics, An Intuitive Approach, Alejandro R. Garciadiego

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

The main goal of this essay is to discuss, informally, an intuitive approach to the history of mathematics as an academic discipline. The initial point of departure includes the analysis of some traditional definitions of the concept of 'history' taken from standard dictionaries. This concise dissection attempts to suggest the complexity of the discipline.


Comments On Zal Usiskin's Article In The Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal For May, 2001, Robert Stein Jun 2002

Comments On Zal Usiskin's Article In The Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal For May, 2001, Robert Stein

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No abstract provided.


Humanizing Mathematics: The Humanistic Impression In The Course For Mathematics Teaching, Ada Katsap Jun 2002

Humanizing Mathematics: The Humanistic Impression In The Course For Mathematics Teaching, Ada Katsap

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Loopy, George W. Hart Jun 2002

Loopy, George W. Hart

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


A Brief Look At Mathematics And Theology, Philip J. Davis Jun 2002

A Brief Look At Mathematics And Theology, Philip J. Davis

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Pat's Prologues: Introductions To The First Two Airings Of Math Medley, A Radio Talk Show, Patricia Clark Kenschaft Jun 2002

Pat's Prologues: Introductions To The First Two Airings Of Math Medley, A Radio Talk Show, Patricia Clark Kenschaft

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Notes On Formal Constructivism, D. Joyner, P. Lejarraga Jun 2002

Notes On Formal Constructivism, D. Joyner, P. Lejarraga

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

Our aim is to sketch some ideas related to how we (as in, we two) think we (as in, we humans) think. "That theory is useless. It isn't even wrong." - Wolfgang Pauli. Our hope in this paper is to provide a theory, admittedly somewhat vague, of how we think about mathematics. We also hope our ideas do not cause the reader to be reminded of Pauli's quote above. These notes were motivated by the interesting book by Changeaux and Connes.


Calculus, Sarah Glaz Jun 2002

Calculus, Sarah Glaz

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No abstract provided.


Aphorisms, Lee Goldstein Jun 2002

Aphorisms, Lee Goldstein

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: My Dance Is Mathematics By Joanne Growney, Sally Lipsey Jun 2002

Book Review: My Dance Is Mathematics By Joanne Growney, Sally Lipsey

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No abstract provided.


When Is A Math Problem Really "Real"?, Michael E. Goldberg Jun 2002

When Is A Math Problem Really "Real"?, Michael E. Goldberg

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No abstract provided.


"Magic In A Box", Lacie Juris Jun 2002

"Magic In A Box", Lacie Juris

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown Jun 2002

Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.