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Let’S Teach More Accurate And Inclusive History! The Case Of Islamic Contributions To Mathematics And Science, Nuh Aydin

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Schools commonly teach a history of mathematics and science that is Eurocentric. This selective version of the history of science, called Classical Narrative by some, is rooted in colonial times and mindset, and has reinforced certain negative opinions about other cultures. It ignores or downplays contributions to mathematics and sciences from non-western civilizations, and falsely attributes many scientific discoveries to European scholars. Medieval Islamic Civilization, which had strong connections to Renaissance Europe, serves as a clear example of how this narrative is distorted. Based on research on primary sources since the middle of the 20th century, we now know that …

From Shudu [Sudoku 數獨] To Dushu [Learning Of Mathematics 讀數]?, Man Keung Siu

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The puzzle game Sudoku has been popular for over two decades, and even at one time became a craze for the public. This paper will briefly describe what the game is, a little bit of its history, and how to play it, but will leave the details to the many published books about the game. Some interesting and difficult mathematical problems relevant to the game will be highlighted, again leaving the detailed discussion to specific books published on this issue. The main point the paper tries to focus on is a discussion on the cognitive and the psychological aspects of …

Small Number And The Old Game, Veselin Jungic

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Through a conversation between Small Number and his Auntie, this article describes the Throwing Game, a Haida tradition recorded by John Swanton in 1905. Several mathematical concepts that may be associated to the game are mentioned.

A Dualistic Interpretation Of Mathematical Creation Through Art And Argumentation, Sofia Almpani, Petros Stefaneas, Mihir Chakraborty

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Creativity, informal reasoning and dynamic exchange of ideas form the pulsating heart of mathematical creation. In this approach, the concept of a mathematical object surpasses conventional boundaries of formal presentation, as they also encompass the intention to prove, significant creative stages within the proving, and the overall experience of prover's journey, which may involve arguments, debates, discovery insights, aesthetic visualizations, and narrative elements. In this paper we present two conceptual frameworks, namely Argumentation-based Proof-Events Calculus (APEC) and Mathematical RUPAs, in order to provide distinct yet interconnected perspectives on informal thinking, knowledge creation, and proving in mathematics. Following the two perspectives, …

Revisiting A 19th Century Vector Algebra Book, Olcay Coskun, Alp Eden, Ersin Karabudak

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Hidden gems of mathematics can be recovered when one digs into what might seem an obscure text. In 1882, military officer Vidinli Hüseyin Tevfik Pasha published a book on vector algebra titled Linear Algebra. In this article we revisit the second edition of this book, emphasizing the special multiplication that we call the ’v-product’. This product has both geometric and algebraic characteristics. We attempt to clarify its relationship with complex and quaternion multiplication both geometrically and algebraically. The resulting algebra is called the Vidinli algebra. This algebra admits a Lie algebra structure that gives rise to Heisenberg algebra. We introduce …

Memes As An Effective Approach To Increase Public Engagement With Mathematical Concepts, Juan M. Romero, Carlos Trenado

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

A meme is a graphical concept or cultural item that is disseminated via the Internet, often through social media platforms. Memes serve as a mechanism for replicating cultural traits by incorporating aspects of cultural mutation and evolution. The potential of memes in learning and education has been emphasized in several recent studies. The present article examines the impact of memes in increasing public engagement with mathematics and mathematical concepts. By focusing on memes that exhibit specific attributes—such as emotional facial expressions of recognizable human characters and dialogues emphasizing the usefulness or beauty of a mathematical concept—we observe a significant increase …

Evaluating Methods Used To Quantify Racial Segregation, Sarah Cannon, Zarina Dhillon

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Racial segregation has long been a problem in communities across the United States. One approach to help understand such an important issue is to attempt to describe it quantitatively. Many metrics have been developed, all with various strengths and weaknesses, but none fully capture the nuances of this complicated issue. This work provides an overview of four of the mathematical approaches that have been developed to study segregation, explains how they function using small examples, and compares and contrasts their effectiveness in various situations. We then focus on segregation in Los Angeles (LA) County, including a detailed exploration of the …

Graphical Timetables As A Real-Life Example Of Different Representations Of Functions, Olav G. Imenes

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This paper examines 203 pre-service teachers' reactions and learning when they were introduced to a real-life situation in which it is natural to publish officially both graphs and tables of a given function: the situation of operating a railway. I found that almost all the pre-service teachers managed the easiest tasks, like calculating speeds, distances, and time for train represented by graphs. However, the more complicated tasks, which required interpretations of the graphs and tables, such as planning for a delayed train, finding which trains were locals, freight trains etc., were more difficult for them to grasp. There were few …

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Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Long Distance Love, Isaiah Hinton

Night Flight: Online Literary Journal

The story portrays the journey of a girl named Michelle, who faced numerous challenges and obstacles in her life. She always felt like an outcast and unwanted by her family, which made her feel depressed and upset. However, she managed to find happiness by not expecting anything from others and being a go-getter. She worked hard to achieve her goals, maintained straight A's in high school, and had two jobs. Michelle's life took a turn for the better on October 29th, when she received the love and affection she had craved her entire life. The story is a reminder that …

Between Shadows And Dreams, Alonso Medina

Night Flight: Online Literary Journal

This story follows Valentina Torres, a 15-year-old girl living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, who grapples with self-worth and the pressures of being underestimated. Val has always felt small in a world that seems to favor the louder, more visible individuals. Raised by hard-working parents, Val learns the value of determination and education. Despite the challenges of balancing school, work, and family responsibilities, Val maintains a deep sense of justice that often gets her into conflict with others, especially with Mia Perez, a popular but cruel classmate. After enduring a series of insults from Mia, Val finally confronts her in a …

The Tax Adviser, Volume 12, Number 11, November 1981, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

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Tax Trends, E. S. Linett

Tax Adviser

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Washington Report: Tax Division Comments On Sec. 385 Regs., Kenneth F. Thomas, Peter F. Zimmermann, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Federal Tax Division

Tax Adviser

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Sale Of A Residence: A Closer Look, Patrick B. Dorr, John H. Wilguess

Tax Adviser

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Tax Clinic, Darwin Broenen

Tax Adviser

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Hershey Foods Corp.: Diabetic Shock For The Irs, Wesley Yang, Leroy L. Metz

Tax Adviser

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Highlights Of The Economic Recovery Tax Act Of 1981, Gerald W. Padwe, David D. Green

Tax Adviser

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Critique Of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Macmillan: St Martin’s Press, 1963

Call #: B2778 .E5 S5

Contains marginalia.

PDF Information: 247 pages – 112.5mb

Kant’S Political Writings, Immanuel Kant

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Cambridge, University Press, 1970

Call #: JC181 .K295

Contains marginalia, underlining and marginal lining.

PDF Information: 48 pages – 21mb

The Complete Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson

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New York, Distributed by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc. [1943]

Call #: E302 .J4564

Contains marginalia, underlining, marginal lining and endpaper notes

PDF Information: 43 pages – 3 MB

The Life And Selected Writings Of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson

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New York: The Modern library, 1944

Contains light underlining and marginalia.

Call #: E332 .J47

PDF Information: 35 pages – 13.7mb

The Gnostic Religion; The Message Of The Alien God And The Beginnings Of Christianity, Hans Jonas

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Boston, Beacon Press [1958]

Call #: BT1390 .J62

Contains marginalia, underlining, marginal lining and is inscribed by author

PDF Information: 70 pages – 5 MB

Considering What Counts: The Limits Of Proxy Measures, Keith R. Johnson, Joel Best

Numeracy

People working with data adopt proxy measures when they find it difficult to measure something directly. In the U.S., infanticide (fairly easy to count) is used as a proxy for physical child abuse. However, infanticide is harder to count cross-nationally, leading researchers to use sex ratios as a proxy for infanticides

Bayes In The Brain: A Review Of Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World, (2024) By Tom Chivers., Michael T. Catalano

Numeracy

Tom Chivers’ Everything is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World, is an interesting and wide-ranging narrative on Bayesian thinking, its history, and its applicability to both our everyday lives and the pursuit of scientific truth. Although appropriate for the non-expert, afficionados and teachers of quantitative literacy should find the plethora of examples, links to psychology as it applies to how people reason about probabilities, and even Chivers’ philosophical musings informative and thought-provoking.

Aristotle; Fundamentals Of The History Of His Development., Werner Jaeger

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London, Oxford University Press, 1962

Call #: B485 .J33 1962

Contains marginalia, underlining, marginal lining and endpaper notes.

PDF Information: 77 pages – 54 mb

The Theology Of The Early Greek Philosophers, Werner Jaeger

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Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1948

Call #: B187.T5 J3 1948

Contains marginalia, heavy underlining and marginal lining.

PDF Information: 79 pages – 35 mb

Paideia: The Ideals Of Greek Culture V.1, Werner Jaeger

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New York: Oxford university press, 1939-

Contains endpaper notes.

Call #: DF77 .J27

PDF Information: 64 pages – 64.7mb

Paideia: The Ideals Of Greek Culture V.3, Werner Jaeger

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New York: Oxford university press, 1939-

Contains endpaper notes.

Call #: DF77 .J27

PDF Information: 19 pages – 15.9mb

Paideia: The Ideals Of Greek Culture V.2, Werner Jaeger

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New York: Oxford university press, 1939-

Contains marginalia, underlining, marginal lining endpaper notes.

Call #: DF77 .J27

PDF Information: 92 pages – 91.9mb