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Book Review: A New Index For Predicting Catastrophes: Poems By Madhur Anand, Joanne Growney
Book Review: A New Index For Predicting Catastrophes: Poems By Madhur Anand, Joanne Growney
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This review explores Madhur Anand’s recent poetry collection from several points of view. One involves consideration of mathematical concepts and imagery in her poems. A second viewpoint takes into consideration Anand’s own field – she is a professor of environmental science with a focus on ecology. A third view considers the poems as art objects – words building pictures that offer to readers both insights and pleasures.
Connections, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Connections, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
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A Meeting Of Minds: An Alternate Humor For Teaching Mathematics To Non-Stem Majors, Paul H. Grawe
A Meeting Of Minds: An Alternate Humor For Teaching Mathematics To Non-Stem Majors, Paul H. Grawe
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
John Allen Paulos argued essentially for three forms of humor dear to mathematics: Incongruity, Gotcha, and Word Play. Unfortunately, these three are often combative forms and easily drive non-STEM majors out of mathematics and statistics.
William Dunham in The Mathematical Universe shows how a fine mathematician can use humor to draw non-specialists in. Central to Dunham’s success is his use of Sympathetic Pain humor, which creates softer synthetic Reconciler, Consoler, or Bridgebuilder humor styles.