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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Twisting The Cube: Art-Inspired Mathematical Explorations, Lingguo Bu
Twisting The Cube: Art-Inspired Mathematical Explorations, Lingguo Bu
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
A cube can be twisted in a playful manner for visual and algebraic insights. The twisting process and the resulting ruled surfaces can be demonstrated using 3D modeling tools (e.g., GeoGebra® and Autodesk Fusion 360®) or elastic cords on a 3D-printable scaffold. The twisted cube is aesthetically appealing, posing interesting questions that are worthwhile at multiple levels. Algebraically, the volume of the twisted cube is shown to be two-thirds of the reference cube. The twisted faces are parts of hyperbolic paraboloids, whose implicit and parametric equations can be established from diverse perspectives in support of further dynamic explorations and discussions …
Alice’S Adventures In Wonderland: Carroll’S Symbolic Attack On Mathematical Symbolism, Firdous Ahmad Mala
Alice’S Adventures In Wonderland: Carroll’S Symbolic Attack On Mathematical Symbolism, Firdous Ahmad Mala
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In 2009, a literature scholar, Melanie Bayley, proposed that Lewis Carroll's famous books about Alice visiting the magical and illogical Wonderland were attempts to mock and critique the modern mathematics of the day. In this short paper, I aim to support Bayley's thesis and expound upon Carroll's artful use of symbolism to attack excessive use of symbolism in mathematics.
Accidental World Teacher, Richard Delaware
Accidental World Teacher, Richard Delaware
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
When the College Algebra and Calculus I video courses I created were posted on my university’s YouTube channel in 2009, I suddenly began to receive dozens of heartfelt emails from students around the world thanking me. Here I tell the story of the creation of those videos and sample the effect they seem to have had over the last decade, as I accidentally became a teacher available to the entire planet.
The Problem Of Words: Learning To Teach Mathematics When Numbers And Languages Mix, Gladys Krause
The Problem Of Words: Learning To Teach Mathematics When Numbers And Languages Mix, Gladys Krause
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this piece I propose a perspective shift, from a simplified view of mathematics story problems to a more academically rigorous perspective that integrates mathematical proficiency and language practices crucial for educating bilingual students. The data presented in this article provide a window into what preparing bilingual pre-service teachers to teach mathematics might involve. I discuss issues that arise in the context of preparing Spanish-English bilingual pre-service teachers in a way that can inform their practice in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms.
An Amends Letter From A Recovering Mean Professor, Feryal Alayont
An Amends Letter From A Recovering Mean Professor, Feryal Alayont
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The following is an amends letter written by a recovering professor enrolled in a twelve-step program for mean professors. The letter is directed to current and past students who have been hurt by the insensitive behavior of the professor in response to the students' mathematical anxiety and other emotional defenses in their learning. As common in twelve-step programs, the purpose of an amends letter is for the recovering person to clearly identify their hurtful actions and the effects on their victims, and to take responsibility for them. By sharing this letter openly, the professor, identified by their twelve-step program name …
Lessons Learned From The Disorder Of Operations, Egan J. Chernoff
Lessons Learned From The Disorder Of Operations, Egan J. Chernoff
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The purpose of this article, in general, is to explore certain possible outcomes associated with an underaged gambler attempting to collect his rightful winnings. More specifically, this article is a thought experiment investigating the union of (1) skill testing questions, (2) the equation that recently broke/divided the internet, and (3) how different outcomes render different elements of the thought experiment moot. For example, when the final arbiter has total dominion over a particular outcome, the mathematics of a skill testing question is rendered moot. The article concludes with a discussion revealing how disorder of operations could be considered the teaching …
In Search Of Star Clusters: An Introduction To The K-Means Algorithm, Marcio Nascimento
In Search Of Star Clusters: An Introduction To The K-Means Algorithm, Marcio Nascimento
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article is a gentle introduction to K-means, a mathematical technique of processing data for further classification. We begin with a brief historical introduction, where we find connections with Plato’s Timæus, von Linné’s binomial classification, and the star clustering concept of Mary Sommerville and collaborators. Artificial intelligence algorithms use K-means as a classification methodology to learn about data in a very accurate way, because it is a quantitative procedure based on similarities.
A Note On A Mathematician-Cyclist: Anna Kiesenhofer, Man Keung Siu
A Note On A Mathematician-Cyclist: Anna Kiesenhofer, Man Keung Siu
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This short note offers some reflections on the teaching and learning of mathematics inspired by the news about a feat accomplished by the Austrian mathematician-cyclist Anna Kiesenhofer in the Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 2021.
Extremal Mathematicians, Carlos A. Alfaro
Extremal Mathematicians, Carlos A. Alfaro
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
We report on the top ten mathematicians with the highest number of articles, citations, and students, based on data from MathSciNet and the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
Navigating A Calculus Course During A Pandemic: A Usma Perspective, Shane K. Smith, Tyson H. Walsh, Lee Evans
Navigating A Calculus Course During A Pandemic: A Usma Perspective, Shane K. Smith, Tyson H. Walsh, Lee Evans
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this article we analyze publications written about different teaching modalities and evaluate how each applies to a calculus class during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. We focus on the positives and negatives of teaching and learning in a virtual, classroom, or HyFlex environment. Although arguments could be made for each environment, especially given different institutional objectives, this work aims to explain why we eventually preferred teaching our Fall 2020 multivariable calculus course in a face-to-face classroom setting at the United States Military Academy at West Point. We also offer measures of performance to compare the current COVID-19 semester with previous …
On The Mathematics Of Social Distancing, Robert Haas
On The Mathematics Of Social Distancing, Robert Haas
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when spring began to make itself felt, photos showed New Yorkers enjoying the outdoors, while properly socially distanced, by sitting on the grass in a square lattice of circles. But the planners should have consulted a mathematician for the design, because significantly more people (over 15% more) could enjoy the same area safely if the circles were closer packed into a hexagonal lattice.
Covid-19, Vaccines, And Decision Theory, Michael A. Lewis
Covid-19, Vaccines, And Decision Theory, Michael A. Lewis
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this piece, I delve into some thoughts I've had about decision theory. These have been inspired by the vaccine rollout phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I focus on decision making under uncertainty, as it relates to the decision to get vaccinated or not.
The Hamster Diaries, Pamela B. Pierce
The Hamster Diaries, Pamela B. Pierce
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
When the pandemic hits, the author acquires a hamster, who provides some humorous anecdotes and some much-needed inspiration.
Mindfully Navigating The Wind And Water: Defining The Currents Of Metaphors That Interfere With Excellence In Mathematics Education, Rob Blom, Olivia Lu, Chunlei Lu
Mindfully Navigating The Wind And Water: Defining The Currents Of Metaphors That Interfere With Excellence In Mathematics Education, Rob Blom, Olivia Lu, Chunlei Lu
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
We bring to the forefront of educational thought a specific attitude toward the COVID-19 crisis that harnesses the symbolism of wind and water to navigate the cultural storm interfering upon our mathematical and pedagogical craft. The purpose of our paper is to open up space for opportunities in mathematics education using integral mindfulness as the rudder to readjust our bearings. More specifically, through conceptual analyses and making explicit the currents of change, disorder, and technology, we can apply discernment to these metaphors that intersect our pedagogy to re-align efforts and attitudes toward an integrated (aperspectival) culture of mathematics education. Through …
Unmotivated, Depressed, Anxious: Impact Of The Covid-19 Emergency Transition To Remote Learning On Undergraduates’ Math Anxiety, Melinda Lanius, Tiffany Frugé Jones, Samantha Kao, Tynan Lazarus, Alex Farrell
Unmotivated, Depressed, Anxious: Impact Of The Covid-19 Emergency Transition To Remote Learning On Undergraduates’ Math Anxiety, Melinda Lanius, Tiffany Frugé Jones, Samantha Kao, Tynan Lazarus, Alex Farrell
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In summer 2020, we invited the 6761 undergraduate students who took a Spring 2020 math course at the University of Arizona to participate in a survey, with 13% responding. We asked about their experience with the emergency transition to remote learning and measured their math anxiety before and after the transition using the well-established Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale(AMAS). “Unmotivated, depressed, anxious” are the words one undergraduate used to describe their emergency transition to remote learning. Our results indicate that limited access to quality technology and inadequate communication with an instructor were the two greatest predictors for an increase in math …
Nilpotents Leave No Trace: A Matrix Mystery For Pandemic Times, Eric L. Grinberg
Nilpotents Leave No Trace: A Matrix Mystery For Pandemic Times, Eric L. Grinberg
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Reopening a cold case, Inspector Echelon, high-ranking in the Row Operations Center, is searching for a lost linear map, known to be nilpotent. When a partially decomposed matrix is unearthed, he reconstructs its reduced form, finding it singular. But were its origins nilpotent?
A Mother-Mathematician Meets The Covid-19 Era, Bonnie Jacob
A Mother-Mathematician Meets The Covid-19 Era, Bonnie Jacob
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Just ask the family cat: we are not all in this together, and never were. In this piece, I describe my journey as a mother and mathematician in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though I am one of the lucky ones, we could do so much better.
Middle School Students Generating Mathematical Problems From A Real-Life Situation, David Coffland, Ying Xie
Middle School Students Generating Mathematical Problems From A Real-Life Situation, David Coffland, Ying Xie
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this study, we examined the effect of different presentation formats of a realistic situation on students’ mathematical problem-posing behavior. We divided thirty-six middle school students into two groups, gave them a pretest, and then showed them a realistic, problem-posing situation in Artifact or Video format. We used Silver’s core dimensions of creativity, namely fluency, flexibility, and originality, to measure participants’ problem-posing activity. The results for the fluency measures showed that the Artifact group wrote more questions than the Video group but the same number of mathematics problems. The Video group posed problems in more mathematical domains than the Artifact …
Makers Do Math! Legitimizing Informal Mathematical Practices Within Making Contexts, Amber Simpson, Signe Kastberg
Makers Do Math! Legitimizing Informal Mathematical Practices Within Making Contexts, Amber Simpson, Signe Kastberg
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In this paper, we argue that making activities within non-formal learning environments (e.g., museums, libraries) provide opportunities to engage youth in what we define as mathematical practices for making, everyday mathematical practices within the context of making activities. The mathematical practices identified from two non-formal school-based contexts highlighted three mathematical practices for making: informal measurement, spatial reasoning, and curiosity. These practices are identified in prior scholarship as being beneficial and foundational for the understanding of mathematical concepts. As educators and researchers turn to non-formal and informal contexts, with an eye toward understanding ways youth engage in the activity of making, …
Plane Figurate Number Proofs Without Words Explained With Pattern Blocks, Gunhan Caglayan
Plane Figurate Number Proofs Without Words Explained With Pattern Blocks, Gunhan Caglayan
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article focuses on an artistic interpretation of pattern block designs with primary focus on the connection between pattern blocks and plane figurate numbers. Through this interpretation, it tells the story behind a handful of proofs without words (PWWs) that are inspired by such pattern block designs.
Intersection Cographs And Aesthetics, Robert Haas
Intersection Cographs And Aesthetics, Robert Haas
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Cographs are complete graphs with colored lines (edges); in an intersection cograph, the points (vertices) and lines (edges) are labeled by sets, and the line between each pair of points is (or represents) their intersection. This article first presents the elementary theory of intersection cographs: 15 are possible on 4 points; constraints on the triangles and quadrilaterals; some forbidden configurations; and how, under suitable constraints, to generate the points from the lines alone. The mathematical theory is then applied to aesthetics, using set cographs to describe the experience of a person enjoying a picture (Mu Qi), poem (Dickinson), play (Shakespeare), …
Seeing Mathematics And Seeing Mathematicians, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Seeing Mathematics And Seeing Mathematicians, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
No abstract provided.
Ash Wednesday - 2 March 2022, Gerard Moore
Defying Homophobic Culture In Cold War America, Adelaide Vergnolle
Defying Homophobic Culture In Cold War America, Adelaide Vergnolle
Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II
No abstract provided.
Gay Bars In Pre-Stonewall San Francisco: “Walk-In Closets” As The Source Of A Surprisingly Divergent Queer Activism, Tegan Smith
Gay Bars In Pre-Stonewall San Francisco: “Walk-In Closets” As The Source Of A Surprisingly Divergent Queer Activism, Tegan Smith
Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II
No abstract provided.
Patriotism Betrayed: How The U.S. Military Resegregated From 1913-1939, Louis Sheridan
Patriotism Betrayed: How The U.S. Military Resegregated From 1913-1939, Louis Sheridan
Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II
No abstract provided.
The Panthers And Dr. King: Nuanced Effects On The Black Gay Community, Priya Saha
The Panthers And Dr. King: Nuanced Effects On The Black Gay Community, Priya Saha
Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II
No abstract provided.
“The Malicious And Untruthful White Press”: Ida B Wells’S Fight Against White Supremacy In The Contemporary Age, Natalie Henriquez
“The Malicious And Untruthful White Press”: Ida B Wells’S Fight Against White Supremacy In The Contemporary Age, Natalie Henriquez
Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II
No abstract provided.
“The Woman’S Hour Has Struck”: How The National American Woman Suffrage Association Secured The Nineteenth Amendment Through War Activism In World War I, Claire Marsden
Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II
No abstract provided.