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Bringing Undergraduate Research Into The Classroom, Stephen Lovett

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Mathematics graduate programs and companies that employ math majors often want to ascertain an applicant’s potential for research. However, in many undergraduate courses, assessments consist only of regular exercise sets, quizzes, and in-class tests. Without doing a senior research thesis or landing an official REUs, students do not regularly gain experience in or an appreciation for research. Courses in the humanities regularly require students to write in the discipline, progressively preparing them methodologically for “writing in the field.” This begs the question: could math departments do a little more to prepare our students to use mathematics beyond college?

In this …

Real Simulations And Simulated Reality, Wayne Iba

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Movies such as The Matrix have stimulated popular interest in “brain in a vat” scenarios. Amidst the traditional questions of the mind, we tend to overlook an integral enabling component—the world simulation—which merits consideration in its own right. When facing the simulations in these imagined scenarios, we struggle with conceptual muddles regarding what is real and not. In this paper, I argue that simulated worlds are every bit as real as the one we inhabit. This turns out to be important when considering the possibility, as suggested by Nick Bostrom, that the world we experience as “real” is actually a …

Pk Mathematics, Jeremy Case

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

An examination of the historical development of mathematics and how mathematical history has changed by looking at mathematicians who were also PKs (Preacher’s Kids).

History Of Mathematics: An Exercise In Strengths, Mary Walkins

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

As a leader in strengths-based education, Lee University encourages each new student, since fall of 2003, to take the Gallup StrengthsFinder to determine their top 5 signature themes (out of a possible 34). At Lee, the syllabus for the History of Mathematics course calls for students to write a paper on a mathematician. In the fall of 2009, as an added dimension, students were asked to critically think about and incorporate the strengths they believe that mathematician may have. Each student was required to compare and contrast his or her strengths with those of the mathematician. This was done with …

The Study Of Mathematics: A Text From A Christian Perspective, Doug Phillippy

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

This paper examines the integration of the Christian faith with the teaching of mathematical texts using the author’s textbook, The Study of Mathematics: Developing a mature understanding of mathematical thought, with consideration of Christian faith and vocation.

The History Of The Area Between A Line And A Parabola, Gordon A. Swain

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

This is a review of various methods used by many mathematicians to determine the area of the segment bounded by a parabola and a line. We include descriptions of proofs from the Greek period (Archimedes), the Arabic period (ibn Qurra and ibn Sinan), and the 1600's in European (Galileo, Roberval, Fermat and Wallis, among others), in order to display the changing nature of mathematics.

Pascal’S Thoughts Seen In The Light Of Scripture, Loredana Ciurariu

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

In this paper we study Pascal’s character via his writings. There are indications that his health might have deteriorated following the experiments he had done using mercury. He talks in his Pensées about faith, grace and purity of the heart, about the peoples and the way in which God leads them, about wisdom, dreams and hopes and that which lies in the human heart. If a statistics was done concerning the most used books and verses from the Bible in Pensées, these would be: Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Matthew, Mark, Jeremiah, Hebrews, Romans, Luke, Isaiah, Psalms. But those which occupy a central …

Two Faith Integration Projects For Freshman Majors, Nicholas J. Willis

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Two projects will be presented that integrate faith and Mathematics in a freshman Introduction to Proofs class at George Fox University. The first project asks students to look at the life of a Christian Mathematician. The focus of this project is to show students that many great mathematicians also had immense faith. The second project asks students to take a close look at their own life. How do they plan to live a life of Christian faith in their chosen profession? Both projects are designed to encourage students to look at their careers in Mathematics as a vocation.

The Search For Hamilton, Eric Gossett

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

In July and August of 2009 my wife and I went on a four-week trip to Scotland and Ireland. We would be visiting Dublin, so I decided that we should visit the famous bridge where William Rowan Hamilton carved the equations for the quaternions. The task was not as simple as I had assumed. This paper gives some details of the search.

Where, Oh Waring? The Classic Problem And Its Extensions, Brian D. Beasley

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

This paper will sketch brief outlines of Edward Waring’s life and the history behind the eventual solution to his famous conjecture about expressing positive integers as the sum of kth powers. In addition, it will present some of the related questions currently being studied, such as expressing sufficiently large integers as sums of powers, sums of powers of primes, and sums of unlike powers.

Connecting Mathematics Students To Philosophy And Faith, Nathan Moyer

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

This paper describes a class project that helps students wrestle with the deep philosophical questions of mathematics in a relevant way. Through article readings and group discussions, various historical views of mathematical philosophy are examined and critiqued. An emphasis is placed upon students making meaningful connections between their own views of mathematics and their personal Christian faith or worldview.

Paper Abstracts (2011), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Eighteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

Introduction (2011), Russell Howell

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Eighteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

Table Of Contents (2011), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Eighteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

Schedule (2011), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Eighteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

The Chanticleer, 2011-06-01 (Summer), Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Acms 18th Biennial Conference Proceedings, Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 2011

Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences 18th Biennial Conference Proceedings, June 1-4, 2011, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA.

Serious Education For Serious Christians, Carl E. Zylstra

Pro Rege

This paper is based on the Convocation Address given by Dr. Carl Zylstra at Dordt College on August 27, 2010.

Global Awareness And Engagement: New Opportunities For Christian Higher Education, David S. Dockery

Pro Rege

Dr. David S. Dockery originally presented this paper as the spring convocation address at Dordt College, January 14, 2011.

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

CLASS Notes

No abstract provided.

2011 Commencement Address: Marilynne Robinson, Marilynne Robinson

Commencement Addresses

Novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson will receive an honorary degree from the College of the Holy Cross and address this year’s graduates during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus.

The author of three highly acclaimed novels, Robinson has distinguished herself as one of the nation’s most important and influential writers. Interested in the search for meaning and value in life, her work explores themes of faith, forgiveness, hope, and relationships.

Since the publication of her first novel, Housekeeping, in 1980, which earned her the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Award for First Fiction, the …

2011 Manifest Program, Columbia College Chicago

Manifest Urban Arts Festival Programs

A program for the Manifest Urban-Arts Festival held by Columbia College Chicago on May 13, 2011.

Spring 2011 Commencement - The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin, The University Of Texas Permian Basin

UTPB Commencement Programs

Spring 2011 Commencement - May 7, 2011

Spring Commencement Program, May 7, 2011, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

Crusader, May 6, 2011, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

Trail Blazer - Volume 87, Number 13, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on May 5, 2011.

The Grizzly, May 5, 2011, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Taylor Sparks, Briana Brukilacchio, Lisa Jobe, Jarod Groome, Liz Kilmer, Eva Bramesco, Katie Haldeman, Erik Derr, James Shelton, Kyu Chul Shin, Anna Larouche, Nick Pane

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Student Found to be Bone Marrow Match • UC Students Show Off Their Real Bodies in Fashion Show • Ursinus College Environmental Action Hosts Earth Week • Breakaway Student Productions Presents One Act Plays • Osama bin Laden Announced Dead • POD Participates in Creek Clean-up • Senior Spotlight: Looking Towards New Adventures • Saying Farewell after Four Years at Ursinus College • Senior Reflection • Looking Forward to Warm Weather • Opinions: Putting End of Semester Finals into Perspective; Main Street Drivers not Winning and not Appealing • Men and Women's Track & Field Ends on High Note • …

Interview With Dr. Brad Williams - Vp For Student Affairs, Brad Williams

Oral Histories of Nova Southeastern University

Nova University, Student Affairs, Dan Sullivan, Mailman Hollywood Building, Rosenthal Student’s Center, campus life, student recreation center, Taft Center, Miami Dolphins, Tom Vitucci, George Hanbury, Ray Ferrero, Abe Fischler, Founders, Farquhar, and Vettel Hall, dorms, volleyball, intramural rec program, flag football, basketball, golf, football, baseball, NCAA Division II, Division of Student Affairs, Ovid Lewis, Stephen Feldman, Health Professions, student government, Student aid, Frank DePiano, graduate dorm, shuttle, Rolling Hills Graduate Hall, RAs, Broward County Library, art museum, John Santulli, Tony DeNapoli, international studies, international study abroad, Goodwin Hall, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Wilma, Computer Piya, Lab, SharkFINS, fraternities and sororities, Greek …

The Chanticleer, 2011-05-02, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

2011-05-02 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for May 2, 2011