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Koinonia, Jolene Cassellius, Shannon Schans, Brian Powell, Glen Kinoshita, Michael Santarosa, Carol Harding, Ryan K. Giffin, Jesse Brown
Koinonia, Jolene Cassellius, Shannon Schans, Brian Powell, Glen Kinoshita, Michael Santarosa, Carol Harding, Ryan K. Giffin, Jesse Brown
Koinonia
Spotlight Feature
Thinking Globally in a Local Context, Jolene Cassellius
Family and Balance, Shannon Schans
Cultivating Philanthropy in the Co-Curriculum: An Alternative to the Narcissism of the iGeneration, Brian Powell
Interview
The Ministry of Reconciliation: A Conversation with Brenda Salter McNeil, Glen Kinoshita
Thinking Theologically
Thought About Thinking Lately? How About Thinking Christianly?, Michael Santarosa
Book Review
Hush: Moving From Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse, reviewed by Carol Harding
I'm the Teacher, You're the Student: A Semester in the University Classroom, reviewed by Ryan K. Giffin
Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity, reviewed by …
Trigonometry Without Sines And Geometry Without Angles, Phillip Lestmann
Trigonometry Without Sines And Geometry Without Angles, Phillip Lestmann
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
In his book, Divine Proportions, N. J. Wildberger advocates for a "rational" trigonometry by substituting the squares of the common trigonometric ratios for those ratios themselves. This presentation examines and critiques the claims of the book by evaluating its presented methods.
Six Ways, Yea Seven, That Scripture Is Integral To Our Science And Math Classes, Sean Bird
Six Ways, Yea Seven, That Scripture Is Integral To Our Science And Math Classes, Sean Bird
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
This paper looks at the ways the Bible informs mathematics and its role in guiding our stewardship of God’s creation.
Counting Tulips: Three Combinatorial Proofs, Eric Gossett
Counting Tulips: Three Combinatorial Proofs, Eric Gossett
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
A gardener has r ≥ 1 red tulips and b ≥ 1 blue tulips, each in its own pot. She plans to plant them in a line along the edge of her driveway. In how many visually distinguishable ways can she arrange them?
Rules And Insights: Connecting The Mathematical And Linguistic Abilities Of C.S. Lewis, Kim Jongerius
Rules And Insights: Connecting The Mathematical And Linguistic Abilities Of C.S. Lewis, Kim Jongerius
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
While most biographical works on C.S. Lewis give passing reference to Lewis' problems with elementary mathematics, few have made an attempt at diagnosing the difficulty or exploring its impact on his writing. A careful study of family correspondence, however, makes it clear that his learning difficulties were not with mathematics alone and suggests connections between attitudes toward and abilities in both mathematics and language. This paper will make these connections clear and will illustrate their ties to Lewis' effective mathematical references.
The Beautiful And Sublime In Mathematics, Paul Zwier
The Beautiful And Sublime In Mathematics, Paul Zwier
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
A précis of Paul Zwier's talk presented at the meetings of the ACMS Conference at Messiah College on June 1, 2007.
Connection-Oriented Computer Science Education, Kim Kihlstrom
Connection-Oriented Computer Science Education, Kim Kihlstrom
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Computers play an important role in every area of our society and are integral in every academic discipline. Today's computer science students need a background that will prepare them for the expanding range of computing opportunities. The opportunities for computer professionals are varied and increasing in diversity. However, undergraduate computer science programs tend to be narrowly focused on programming and related technical skills. Female students in particular tend to be highly interested in exploring connections between computer science and other fields.
How can we leverage these observations at a liberal arts college, where interdisciplinary connections are highly desirable, and where …
Bach (To The Calculus Of) Variations, Charles R. Hampton
Bach (To The Calculus Of) Variations, Charles R. Hampton
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
While it is quite common for professionals (doctors, lawyers, academics, etc) to be talented in many ways, including musical talent, there is a special connection between music and mathematics. Musicians collectively are not more talented in mathematics than other professionals and other academics. This paper examines the connections between math and music, particularly calculus and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Portrayls Of Mathematics In Culture, Jeremy Case
Portrayls Of Mathematics In Culture, Jeremy Case
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
This paper looks at various portrays of mathematicians in culture, and how that can influence perceptions of mathematics.
Breathing Life Into The Liberal Arts Math Course: Ten Teaching Tips, Mark Colgan
Breathing Life Into The Liberal Arts Math Course: Ten Teaching Tips, Mark Colgan
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Teaching the liberal arts math course for general education students presents unique challenges, but the course also offers exciting life applications and opportunities for integrating faith with a variety of creative topics. I try to make the course interesting by actively involving students and relating mathematical topics to their lives. In this paper I will discuss some things I have tried in the liberal arts math course I teach at Taylor University: using students' names, use of undergraduate teaching assistants (T As), group guessing games, handout booklets, hangman, group projects, memory verses, reflection papers, and life lessons.
Teach A Course In The Math Of Voting And Choice, Karl-Dieter Crisman
Teach A Course In The Math Of Voting And Choice, Karl-Dieter Crisman
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Many mathematics instructors at the college level are looking for a curricular option that has the potential to serve a number of different constituencies. It could be to encourage more students to take math courses, or to give worthwhile options to students who need to take math but who are not ready for calculus (or its sequence). On the other hand, one may wish to add a new course for majors outside of the typical offerings, or even to prepare students for undergraduate research. The mathematics of voting and choice is ideally suited to meet all these needs in the …
Integrating Moral And Spiritual Themes In Middle School And High School Mathematics Teaching Units, Dave Klanderman, Sean Bird
Integrating Moral And Spiritual Themes In Middle School And High School Mathematics Teaching Units, Dave Klanderman, Sean Bird
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
In 2006, the Kuyers Institute published a total of nine math lessons for the middle school and high school which incorporate a Christian perspective. This paper examines the impact of teaching all of these lessons at a the high school level as well as selected lessons at the college level with preservice elementary and secondary mathematics teachers.
Tanzania, Mathematics, And Me: Reflections From My Work With Tanzanian Teachers, Mandi Maxwell
Tanzania, Mathematics, And Me: Reflections From My Work With Tanzanian Teachers, Mandi Maxwell
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
In June 2006 I had the privilege of participating in a four-day teacher training workshop in Mumba, Tanzania. In this paper I will discuss the challenges and triumphs of working with Tanzanian Secondary Mathematics teachers. We will discuss the educational environment, teaching strategies, and curricular issues that affect mathematics teachers in rural areas of Tanzania and contrast that with the American educational experience. We will also discuss some of the goals of the Teacher Training workshop that my colleagues and I led and look at some of the specific mathematical ideas and applications that I shared with the Mathematics teachers …
Voltaire: A Study In Finding A Needle In A Haystack, Andrew Simoson
Voltaire: A Study In Finding A Needle In A Haystack, Andrew Simoson
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
In Euler’s popular notes to a German Princess of 1837, he describes Voltaire as laughing about the idea of a hole going to Earth’s center. Did Voltaire actually write about this idea? Herein we describe the answers to be found upon searching through the huge opus of Voltaire’s written work. The result has links to Newton’s 1687 Principia discoveries and the French Academy’s early eighteenth century international scientific expeditions to Lapland and Peru establishing the veracity of those discoveries.
An Augustinian Perspective On The Philosophy Of Mathematics, James Bradley
An Augustinian Perspective On The Philosophy Of Mathematics, James Bradley
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Enlightenment thinkers saw the universe as mechanistic and mathematics as the language in which the universe is written. They viewed mathematics as eternal, as transcending human minds, and as comprehensible by human beings. Thus mathematics, from their perspective, is our best tool for understanding the secrets of nature. This outlook was nicely summarized by Morris Kline: (Kline, 1953) In brief the whole world is the totality of mathematically expressible motions of objects in space and time, and the entire universe is a great, harmonious, and mathematically designed machine. From a Christian perspective, however, the Enlightenment outlook is flawed. It privileges …
Chaos Theory And Metaphysical (In) Determinism, Tim Rogalsky
Chaos Theory And Metaphysical (In) Determinism, Tim Rogalsky
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
This paper will begin by introducing the issues that arise from chaos theory for the Christian mathematician and scientist: What is at stake in this debate? It will then briefly review chaos theory, by means of two examples. It will then introduce the metaphysical interpretations given to chaos theory by three different scientist-theologians. The paper will conclude with a brief introduction to open theists, and analyze their use of chaos theory to supper their theological claims.
Introduction (2007), Angela Hare
Introduction (2007), Angela Hare
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Sixteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences
Schedule (2007), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
Schedule (2007), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Sixteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences
Table Of Contents (2007), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
Table Of Contents (2007), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2007
Sixteenth Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences
Koinonia, Julianna Hutchins, Darcia Narvaez, Donald Miller, David Walsh, Todd Ream, Glen Kinoshita, Steve Morley
Koinonia, Julianna Hutchins, Darcia Narvaez, Donald Miller, David Walsh, Todd Ream, Glen Kinoshita, Steve Morley
Koinonia
Spotlight Feature
The Implications of What We Hold in Common: Restoring the Meaning of Christian Community, Julianna Hutchins
Conference Keynote Previews
Taking Full Advantage of the College Experience to Cultivate Moral Character, Darcia Narvaez
The Gospel of Jesus: Why WIlliam Shakespeare was a Prophet, Donald Miller
A Bad Cause, David Walsh
Thinking Theologically
Thinking Theologically: The Seasons of Hope's Redemption, Part III, Todd Ream
Student Voices
Got Mail? Diversity Dialogues Across the Digital Divide, Glen Kinoshita
Book Review
Generation Me, reviewed by Steve Morley
Features
The President's Corner; Editor's Desk; Regional Updates
Christian Higher Education And Christian Student Affairs, David S. Guthrie
Christian Higher Education And Christian Student Affairs, David S. Guthrie
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Student Affairs Reconsidered: A Look Back, Barry Loy
Student Affairs Reconsidered: A Look Back, Barry Loy
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Identity, Vocation, And Calling: College Students' Development Toward Meaning, Roger D. Wessel
Identity, Vocation, And Calling: College Students' Development Toward Meaning, Roger D. Wessel
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
An Examination Of The Applicability Of Tinto's Model Of Student Persistence At A Christian Liberal Arts College, Rick Zomer
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Sleep And Academic Functioning, Valerie Stokes, Amy Schweinle
Sleep And Academic Functioning, Valerie Stokes, Amy Schweinle
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Old Main: Small Colleges In Twenty-First Century America, Mari H. Anzicek
Old Main: Small Colleges In Twenty-First Century America, Mari H. Anzicek
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Promoting Student Activism Among Our Millennial Students, Brian E. Cole
Promoting Student Activism Among Our Millennial Students, Brian E. Cole
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
This comprehensive literature review investigates student activism to provide a generational backdrop to the varied types and methods of college student activism in the Millennial generation. After the explosive student uprisings of the 1960’s and 1970’s, it would be easy to deduce that in the absence of such high profile activities, student activism post-1980 is non-existent or insignificant. However, current literature suggests student activism is alive and well, although it often looks quite different. This makes student activism among Millennial students as important and worthy of study as any earlier generation. But to understand recent activism, one must be aware …
Who's Afraid Of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, And Foucault To Church, Gregory P. Veltman
Who's Afraid Of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, And Foucault To Church, Gregory P. Veltman
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Encouraging Authenticity & Spirituality In Higher Education, Sam Shellhamer
Encouraging Authenticity & Spirituality In Higher Education, Sam Shellhamer
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Critical Issues For Student Affairs: Challenges And Opportunities, Rob Thompson
Critical Issues For Student Affairs: Challenges And Opportunities, Rob Thompson
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.