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States Of Matter, Todd Sformo

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This is a non-fiction essay overtly about three methods used in overwintering physiology, set in the context of my first learning them, along with associated thoughts and ideas as I began working on my PhD. The mathematics shows up mainly in the final section of the essay whose subtitle plays on a poem by Wallace Stevens called “Anecdote of the Jar”. This section is fable-like in its explanation of protein purification and begins with an impossible statement that is slowly adjusted to make sense by words and math.

Intuitive Explanations In Mathematical Education, Jerzy Pogonowski

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

I discuss the role of intuitive explanations in the learning, teaching, and popularization of mathematics. Several examples of such explanations are presented, related to linguistic explanations, perception, empirical models, and internal explanations inside mathematics itself. I emphasize the fact that intuitive explanations in a sense transgress mere mathematical arguments. I also discuss in brief the role of paradox resolution in mathematical education.

Bootstraps And Scaffolds: What A Cognitive-Historical Analysis Of The Complex Number System Reveals About Numerical Cognition, Charles R. Card, Gary G. Miller

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The following investigation is a cognitive-historical analysis of the conceptual development of complex numbers. The history of this development spans nearly two millennia, from the earliest appearance of the square root of a negative quantity in the calculations of Heron of Alexandra (1st Century CE) to the full flowering of complex numbers in the first half of the 19th Century. The approach used for this analysis is Nersessian's, including her formulations of model-based reasoning and mental models. Additional aspects of the analysis feature the prominent roles played by process representations, including object-process complementarities, and by core numerical systems. Our analysis …

Building Communities Of Care For Equity, Justice, And Culturally Responsive Practice In Mathematics Education, Nicole Fletcher, B Waid

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Teaching is widely considered one of the “caring professions,” but conceptualizations of care and how care is put into practice in education are not universal. In this article, we draw from a range of perspectives on care that integrate supportive interpersonal relationships, high expectations, and culturally relevant theories of critical care, as well as Queer Theory and Disability Justice, to explore the application of these ideas in mathematics education. We identify key elements for building communities of care in mathematics education contexts: co-constructing community agreements, redefining participation, shifting traditional power structures, collaborative problem solving, and building networks of care beyond …

Mathematical Models And Pedagogy Of Marxist Political Economy, Christopher Perez

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

How can we teach people about the economics of labor and exploitation in mathematics courses? We define a mathematical model for describing the relationships embodied by commodities and labor. We then use this model to illustrate the exploitative nature of profit and the tendency for catastrophic chain-reactions that lead to market crashes. Lastly, we discuss applications to pedagogy in mathematics courses using a simplified version of the model.

What Is An Imaginary Number? The Plane And Beyond, Andrew W. Powell

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

In this article I argue that i is a quantity associated with the two-dimensional real number plane, whether as a vector, a bi-vector, a point or a transformation (rotation). This position provides a foundation for the complex numbers and accounts for complex numbers in some equations of applied mathematics and physics. I also argue that complex numbers are fundamentally geometrical and can be described by geometric algebra, and that moreover the meaning of complex numbers in physics varies with dimension and geometry of the manifold.

Millions, Billions, Or Trillions: How To Partition Large Numbers Into Friendly Figures, Eryn Michelle Maher, Ha Nguyen, Cynthia Sanchez Tapia

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Communicating and making sense of large numbers — millions, billions, and trillions — is a persistent struggle in our society. Using large numbers is a learning requirement for elementary school children, but even adults struggle with it. Hence supporting future teachers in developing their own understanding of the concepts is valuable. To construct, enact, and revise an educational experience for preservice teachers, we apply three frameworks of teaching mathematics for social justice tasks, high cognitive demand tasks, and productive mathematics discussion. The context uses United States educational and defense spending, the national budget, and the gross domestic product. Preservice teachers …

Language Analysis Via The Run And Flattened Statistics On Permutations, Jennifer Elder, Pamela E. Harris, Anthony Simpson

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

A permutation π in Sn can be decomposed into its runs π = τ₁τ₂ . . . τ_k, where a run of π is a maximal contiguous subsequence whose elements are in increasing order. If the first values of each run are in increasing order, then π is said to be flattened. Motivated by the study of flattened permutations, we study the words in the Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Norwegian languages. In each language considered, our work provides the following: a list of the longest flattened words, histograms for the proportion …

The Modern Geometrician: Euclidean Construction For Digital Paper, Deborah A. Kent, David J. Muraki

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The emphasis on traditional hand-drawn compass and straight-edge geometrical constructions has been reduced in the core narrative of most current curricula. In response to this trend, this paper presents a virtual toolkit for producing precision geometrical figures within the popular note-taking app, Notability. These graphical procedures employ the app's stylus-based input and shape tools (for lines, circles and squares) to offer a modern take on classical geometrical construction. These procedures are adaptations of familiar textbook methods, necessary because the app's circle-drawing tool behaves differently from a standard compass. Beyond the familiar canon of elementary Euclidean constructions, such as angle bisectors …

Sociomathematical Norms And Automated Proof Checking In Mathematical Education: Reflections And Experiences, Merlin Carl

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

According to a widely held view, mathematical proofs are essentially (indications of) formal derivations, and thus in principle mechanically checkable (this view is defended, for example, by Azzouni [3]). This should in particular hold for the kind of simple proof exercises typically given to students of mathematics learning to write proofs. If that is so, then automated proof checking should be an attractive option for math education at the undergraduate level. An opposing view would be that mathematical proofs are social objects and that what constitutes a mathematical proof can thus not be separated from the social context in which …

My Own Private World Of Non-Ordinary Associative Arithmetics, Marion D. Cohen

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

A binary operation # on Z+ is said to be an associative arithmetic if both # and its iteration — the binary operation ∗ defined recursively by: x∗1 = x and x∗y = [x ∗ (y − 1)]#x — are associative. E. Rosinger [6] showed that under reasonable conditions an associative arithmetic must be ordinary addition. However, in the general case, there are associative arithmetics that are not ordinary addition. This paper gives examples of these as well as results towards a structure theorem for associative arithmetics. The paper also describes the role that this particular math problem has played …

Picturing Mathematics (Education) In New Ways, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Mr. Fred Pughsley

African American Funeral Programs

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Editor's Note, Rob Rabe

Journal of 20th Century Media History

Editor's note for Volume 2, Issue 1

Exploring The Dark And Gothic: An Analysis Of Edgar Allan Poe And Nathaniel Hawthorne’S Gothic Elements In American Literature, Alejandra Serna

Theses and Dissertations

This paper examines the significant contributions of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne to the development of American Gothic literature. Poe’s stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat” are renowned for their psychological elements and exploration of the human psyche, while Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” questions the nature of evil as a universal human experience. By examining the ways in which these authors engage with themes of mental disorders, symbolism, and science versus nature, this thesis explores how such work by Poe and Hawthorne play in shaping the readers' understanding of the darker elements of American Gothic literature and its …

Deutsche Welle’S Coverage Of Palestine And Israel From December 1st To December 8th 2023: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Zahirah Soraya Nurromadini, Sonya Puspasari Suganda

International Review of Humanities Studies

The attacks on October 7th, 2023 sparked a new wave of escalation between Israel and Palestine with global news coverage. Though there is coverage on both sides, many are calling out the Western news media for being biased in their reports. This paper explores the diction used by Deutsche Welle (DW) when reporting Palestine and Israel from December 1st to December 8th, 2023. The paper will use the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) theory by Norman Fairclough to process the data using a qualitative approach. The study aims to examine whether the diction used by DW journalists in their reports reflects …

Can Human Rights Be Reconciled With Citizenship: Reconsidering Marx's Zur Judenfrage Today, David Ingram

Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works

This essay critically re-examines Marx’s youthful analysis of the separation of church and state and his complex views about the function of rights in the modern state. I argue that Marx’s condemnation of Christian nationalism and endorsement of citizenship for Jews is consistent with his view that the modern, secular state cannot emancipate itself entirely from religiosity, as evidenced by the continuing legacy of nationalism and cultural identity politics today. Although Marx correctly follows Hegel in identifying modernity with a structural differentiation between civil society and state, I argue that he misunderstands the nature of this separation and, along with …

Riungan: Representation Of Muslim Betawi Pinggir Through The Practice Of Eating Together (A Case Study Of Kampung Pondok Pucung, Pondok Aren, South Tangerang), Gregorio Surya Abdi Julianto, Yudi Bachrioktora

International Review of Humanities Studies

Riungan is an eating-together event involving the kampung community as a form of religious worship and gratefulness/gratitude to God. Through an ethnography approach, with in-depth interviews and a literature review as a method, this research explores the relationship between the practice of eating together and cultural identity in riungan as held by the Muslim Betawi of Kampung Pondok Pucung. The result of this research shows that riungan has become a space to representation of the cultural identity of the Betawi Pinggir (peripheral Betawi), particularly emphasizing their cultural and Islam heritage. Through the types of food brought and the communal eating …

Hyperreality In Sharenting: Challenges Of Being An Indonesian Parent Today, Yosepha Arybowo, Maria Regina Widhiasti

International Review of Humanities Studies

The phenomenon of sharenting refers to the practice of parents, particularly mothers, sharing personal information in the form of text, photos, or videos about their child-rearing experiences and journey to parenthood on social media platforms. Social media, as a space of simulation, is considered to present an idealized version of parenting, showcasing perfect moments and achievements. This paper critically explores how the phenomenon of sharenting, especially by millennial mothers in Indonesia, contributes to the construction of family life representations that underlie parents' adaptation to idealized parenting standards on social media platforms. The paper samples sharenting content from several Instagram accounts …

Ang Ma’I Bilang Bay: Isang Muling Pagbasa At Pagtatasa, Jolan S. Saluria

Dalumat: Multikultural at Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal sa Araling Filipino

Ang papel na ito ay komentaryo sa artikulong—Ma'I in Chinese Records—Mindoro or Bai? An Examination of a Historical Puzzle ni Go Bon Juan. Layunin ng pag-aaral na ito na lumikha ng isang mapanglagom at preliminaryong pagbasa sa Ma’i bilang isang suliraning historiograpikal. Sa muling pagbasang ito ay pagtutuunan ng pansin ang maikling pagbaybay sa historiograpiya nito na susundan naman ng interogasyon at pagbibigay kritik sa kamakailang pag-aaral dito ni Go Bon Juan at mga suliraning kinakaharap ng kaniyang interpretasyon na umiinog sa pagpapalagay nito na ang Ma’i ay natagpuan ng mga banyagang mangangalakal sa kasalukuyang rehiyon ng lawa ng Laguna. …

Kitakits Sa Mcdo: Pagsipat Sa Piling Patalastas Ng Mcdonald’S Gamit Ang Pamantayan Ni Jocano Na Halaga, Asal, At Diwa, Eldrin Jan D. Cabilin

Dalumat: Multikultural at Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal sa Araling Filipino

Isa sa pinakakilalang kainan o fast food store hindi lamang sa bansa kung hindi maging sa buong mundo ay ang McDonald’s. Nagsimula ang kilala ngayong McDonald’s mula sa magkapatid na Maurice at Richard McDonald noong 1948. Sa kabilang banda, kinakitaan ng potensyal ng negosyanteng si Ray Kroc ang modelo ng pagpapatakbo ng magkapatid na McDonald kaya binili niya ang karapatang pagmamay-ari dito. Ipinakikilala ng McDonald’s ang mga produkto nito sa porma ng advertisement o patalastas na laging kakabit sa isang negosyo. Maituturing itong isang pangangailangan sapagkat ang pagpapakilala sa produkto, presyo, at lugar ng isang negosyo ay maaaring makapagpalawak sa …

Sa Sinapupunan Ng Daigdig: Isang Ekofeministang Pagsusuri Sa Mga Maikling Kuwentong Mula Sa Visayas, Danilo P. Ellamil Jr.

Dalumat: Multikultural at Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal sa Araling Filipino

Nilalayon ng papel na suriin ang mga diskurso sa ekolohiya gamit ang ekofeminismo sa mga kuwentong “Anino ng Paraiso” (2007) ni Perry Mangilaya at “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta” (In the Womb of the Earth) (2020) ni Alice Tan Gonzales na parehong manunulat mula sa Visayas. Batay sa mga yugto ng ekokritisismo ni Glotfelty (1996), sinuri sa mga napiling akda ang representasyon ng kalikasan o kapaligiran bago tiningnan ang mga isyung pang-ekolohiya sa likod ng mga ito. Natuklasan sa pag-aaral na inilalarawan sa mga kuwento ang kalikasan bilang anino ng alaala at bilang babae. Lumabas din na pagkamkam ng lupa at …

Women's Perspectives On Public Transportation In Jakarta, Indonesia – Reliability And Service Quality Insights, Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain, Lita Sari Barus, Nurfatin Fauzi

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

The provision of public transport is of utmost importance in effectively addressing the needs of women residing in developing nations. Nevertheless, it has been noted that the issue of gender-sensitive public transport lacks substantial consideration in the majority of developing nations worldwide. Universal designs are recognised internationally for their rational and economically efficient characteristics, as they accommodate the needs and preferences of not only women but also other individuals who require or desire access to public transportation. Within the realm of public transport, a controversial topic has emerged regarding the introduction of specialised or unique services. The present debate has …

Digital Transformation In An Attempt To Revitalize Kabuki Theater Arts, Bella Oktira Sujaya, Shobichatul Aminah, Susy Ong

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

ABSTRACT

Kabuki is a traditional performing art that has been present since the end of the Azuchi-Moyama period. In its development, Kabuki has undergone many changes to adapt to the times. This journal discusses the preservation of Kabuki, one of which is carried out through digital transformation. The Japanese government in the early Meiji era considered the preservation of Kabuki to be crucial because it is one of the rich cultural heritages and to attract tourists. This journal uses qualitative research methods obtained from books, documentation, archives, magazines, online mass media, and social media related to the development of Kabuki. …

Cultural And Political Perspective On Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" As The European Union's Anthem, Teodore Ignatius Minaroy, Henny Saptatia Drajati Nugrahani

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

ABSTRACT. The aim of this research is to explore the cultural and political significance of the Ode to Joy, a tune included in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, so that tune can become an anthem for the European Union. Following the MEPs from Nigel Farage's Brexit party turning their backs on the playing of the European anthem, a discussion on this subject started. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative approach and literature review. The research's conclusions demonstrate that both musically and politically, Ode to Joy has its significance. Ode to Joy had already come to represent Germany in …

Analisis Humor Dalam Film Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap Dengan Perspektif Teori Relevansi, Jessie Renata Angelique, Kushartanti Kushartanti

Multikultura

Film bergenre komedi-drama berjudul Ngeri-ngeri Sedap merupakan sebuah film keluarga yang mengangkat isu sosial tentang keluarga. Berlatar belakang masyarakat suku Batak, film ini mencakup tuturan-tuturan antartokoh yang dapat dikupas secara lebih mendalam. Berangkat dari teori prinsip kerja sama yang dicetuskan oleh Grice (1975), tuturan dalam film ini dapat dianalisis lebih lanjut menggunakan teori relevansi Sperber dan Wilson. Selain itu, film ini telah diberi label sebagai film komedi, maka dari segi humor, tuturan pun dapat dianalisis menggunakan teori humor yang dijelaskan oleh Wijana (2004) dan Curcó (1997). Teori-teori tersebut digunakan untuk menjawab pertanyaan penelitian (i) bagaimana bentuk humor yang diciptakan dalam …

Pesantren Tradisional Dan Masyarakat Perkotaan: Kebertahanan Pesantren Daarul Ishlah, Jakarta Selatan, Ahmad Fairus, Suranta Abdul Rahman

Multikultura

Pondok Pesantren Daarul Ishlah adalah salah satu lembaga pendidikan Islam yang mengikuti tradisi salafiyah. Pesantren ini berfokus pada pengajaran al-Qur’an dan ilmu-ilmu agama Islam serta mengacu pada sumber-sumber klasik seperti kitab-kitab kuning sebagai pokok materi pembelajarannya. Penelitian ini membahas tentang faktor-faktor apa yang melatarbelakangi kebertahanan Pondok Pesantren Daarul Ishlah di tengah era modernisasi pendidikan Islam saat ini. Dalam penelitian ini, digunakan pendekatan observasi serta wawancara sebagai metode penelitian kualitatif. Teori yang diadopsi melibatkan teori “Tradisi Santri” yang dikembangkan oleh Zamakhsyari Dhofier dalam bukunya yang berjudul “Tradisi Pesantren: Studi Tentang Pandangan Hidup Kyai” yang dapat memberikan pemahaman mendalam tentang kebertahanan dan …

Analisis Topik Dan Tren Penelitian Cirebon Dengan Pendekatan Vosviewer, Nanang Sutisna

Multikultura

Artikel ini mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis topik utama dan tren penelitian yang muncul di Cirebon dan sekitarnya menggunakan VOSviewer sebagai alat untuk analisis bibliometrik. Data yang digunakan dalam makalah ini mencakup publikasi ilmiah yang relevan dengan studi wilayah Cirebon. Analisis ini memerlukan eksplorasi hubungan jaringan antara kata kunci, kelompok topik, dan penilaian kekuatan dan frekuensi kemunculan istilah kunci dalam literatur. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa topik 'Cirebon' mendominasi kumpulan data. Hal ini mencerminkan minat yang signifikan terhadap penelitian yang terkait dengan wilayah ini. Selain itu, simpul seperti 'studi' dan 'penelitian' ditemukan sangat lazim, yang menunjukkan fokus yang kuat pada penelitian dan aspek …

Gakuryo: Konfusianisme Dalam Undang-Undang Sistem Pendidikan Ritsuryo Periode Nara-Heian, Kevin Ramadhani Pratama, Didit Dwi Subagio

Multikultura

Reformasi Taika melahirkan perubahan dalam skala besar terhadap sistem pemerintahan Jepang. Salah satu perubahan dapat dilihat pada terbentuknya sistem pemerintahan Ritsuryo yang mendorong sentralisasi kekuasaan ke tangan kaisar dan penanaman nilai Konfusianisme kepada seluruh elemen pemerintah. Proses internalisasi nilai Konfusianisme dilakukan dengan cara menyebarkannya melalui institusi pendidikan. Dalam upaya mewujudkan idealisme tersebut, Gakuryo disusun sebagai undang-undang yang mengatur sistem pendidikan di bawah naungan Ritsuryo dan berbasis kepada ajaran Konfusiansime. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan mengenai sejarah terbentuknya Gakuryo dan mengidentifikasi nilai Konfusianisme seperti apa yang terkandung di dalam undang-undang Gakuryo untuk menghasilkan pejabat pemerintahan yang bermoral Konfusianisme. Penelitian ini menggunakan …