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Full-Text Articles in Mathematics
Logic In The Mathematics Curriculum, Nigel Cutland
Logic In The Mathematics Curriculum, Nigel Cutland
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1979
No abstract provided.
Introduction (1979), Robert Brabenec
Introduction (1979), Robert Brabenec
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1979
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents (1979), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
Table Of Contents (1979), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1979
A Second Conference on the Foundations of Mathematics
Making Curriculum Decisions And The Nature Of Mathematics, Paul Zwier
Making Curriculum Decisions And The Nature Of Mathematics, Paul Zwier
ACMS Journal 2004
This paper clearly presents eight aspects of mathematics and contrasting perspectives in each that will affect the teaching of mathematics and the design of curricula. It also presents a collection of affirmations that could reasonably characterize a Christian perspective on teaching mathematics.
Existence In Mathematics, Willis Alberda
Existence In Mathematics, Willis Alberda
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
Contemplation of the existence of mathematical entities for very apparent reasons generates a mental cycling of arguments dealing with the nature of mathematical truth, meaning in mathematics, and the obviously related question of which of these two problems should be solved first. The problem of the existence of mathematical entities dates from the first thoughts and ideas of a mathematical nature. The problem of existence in mathematics is fundamental to the domain of speculation and research on the foundations of mathematics. When we try to put ourselves in the place of those philosophers who first explored this problem we must …
Infinity & Reality, John W. Warner
Infinity & Reality, John W. Warner
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
This paper examines the topics of infinity and reality as relevant to the conference, proposing a possible relationship between the two in order to stimulate further discussions.
Epistomology To Ontology, Charles R. Hampton
Epistomology To Ontology, Charles R. Hampton
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
This paper offers commentary on the various philosophical approaches to the foundations of mathematics and then indicates how these ideas have implications in consideration of the existence question.
Recent Problems In The Foundationsof Mathematics, Terence H. Perciante
Recent Problems In The Foundationsof Mathematics, Terence H. Perciante
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
This paper examines the foundational crises that have haunted twentieth-century mathematics, beginning with a brief review of the effects generated by Gauss, Lobachevsky, and Bolyai who each developed non-Euclidean parallel axiom. Though of mathematical interest in their own right, the significance of the new geometries was greatly magnified when it was discerned that they could be used to adequately model physical space, even to the extent that Einstein’s theory of relativity later employed as its model a non-Euclidean geometry developed by Riemann. The question that obviously presented itself was how could any given geometry be called true when it and …
The Foundations Of Mathematics And The Mathematics Curriculum, Bayard Baylis
The Foundations Of Mathematics And The Mathematics Curriculum, Bayard Baylis
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
In teaching the foundations of mathematics within the framework of a Christian college, and particularly that of a Christian liberal arts college, there are two groups of students which must be served. The first consisted of the non-mathematics majors—those non-scientifically oriented “general anything” students who, as a catalog might put it, are to receive “an introduction to and an appreciation of the history, foundations, culture and applications of mathematics.” The second group consists of the mathematics majors, and the few science majors who have not been frightened away by the calculus. The gulf between these two groups is sufficiently large, …
A Brief Introduction To Gödel’S Theorems, Michael Detlefsen
A Brief Introduction To Gödel’S Theorems, Michael Detlefsen
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
Gödel’s two famous incompleteness theorems are results that have come up a number of times in the discussions at the 1977 ACMS conference. This paper provides a brief and relatively non-technical statement on these results and of their significance for the foundations of mathematics.
Current Work On Mathematical Truth, Michael Detlefsen
Current Work On Mathematical Truth, Michael Detlefsen
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
The overall aim of this paper is to serve as an introduction to the work currently being done on the topic of mathematical truth. It provides an overview of the major developments concerning mathematical truth and also evaluates those developments as potential contributions to mathematician’s understanding of the subject.
Recent Parallels Between The Philosophy Of Science And Mathematics, Joseph Spradley
Recent Parallels Between The Philosophy Of Science And Mathematics, Joseph Spradley
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
Following World War I European philosophy of science formed an alliance with mathematics culminating in an attitude of certainty and autonomy that rejected all non empirical claims to truth and purported to make all science presupposition less. The rise and fall of logical positivism has been one of the major themes of of twentieth century thought and illustrates the danger of placing too much emphasis on science and mathematics as an ideal for all knowledge. The restriction of rational inquiry to the modes of scientific verification and the processes of mathematical logic was far too confining for the containment of …
Formalizing The Liar Paradox, Frank Meyer
Formalizing The Liar Paradox, Frank Meyer
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
No abstract provided.
God: All Sufficient Or Infinite, Thomas E. Iverson
God: All Sufficient Or Infinite, Thomas E. Iverson
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
No abstract provided.
Getting Their Interest - Initiating Students Into The Study Of Foundational Issues In Mathematics, Harold Heie
Getting Their Interest - Initiating Students Into The Study Of Foundational Issues In Mathematics, Harold Heie
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
No abstract provided.
Wanted: Christian Perspectives In The Philosophy Of Mathematics, Arthur F. Holmes
Wanted: Christian Perspectives In The Philosophy Of Mathematics, Arthur F. Holmes
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
This paper describes the three types of theory about universals, beginning in each case with a classical historical formulation and moving to its restatement in recent analytic philosophy. It will then suggest ways in which Christian perspectives bear on theories of universals and so on mathematics.
A Christian Point Of View, A. Wayne Roberts
A Christian Point Of View, A. Wayne Roberts
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
Does the fact that you are a Christian affect the way that you teach mathematics? This paper seeks to answer the question, what contributions can a mathematics teacher in a Christian school make to the distinctive purpose of such a school?
Of Men, Models, And Mathematics, Charles Hatfield
Of Men, Models, And Mathematics, Charles Hatfield
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
No abstract provided.
Skolem’S Paradox And The Predestination/Free-Will Discussion, Gene B. Chase
Skolem’S Paradox And The Predestination/Free-Will Discussion, Gene B. Chase
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
The purpose of this paper is to show that both sides of the predestination/free-will discussion are admissible in a way that is more profound than simply the wave-particle duality of light. In wave-particle duality there are two competing physical models of reality which are contradictory. This paper will show that not a contradiction but a difference in viewpoint is the fundamental issue in the discussion of predestination and free will. A discussion of Skolem’s paradox is helpful in this demonstration.
Introduction (1977), Robert Brabenec
Introduction (1977), Robert Brabenec
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents (1977), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
Table Of Contents (1977), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences
ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977
No abstract provided.
Mathematics In America: The First Hundred Years, Judith V. Grabiner
Mathematics In America: The First Hundred Years, Judith V. Grabiner
Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research
There are two main questions I shall discuss in this paper. First, why was American mathematics so weak from 1776 to 1876? Second, and much more important, how did what happened from 1776-1876 produce an American mathematics respectable by international standards by the end of the nineteenth century? We will see that the "weakness" -at least as measured by the paucity of great names- co-existed with the active building both of mathematics education and of a mathematical community which reached maturity in the 1890's.
Epistemology To Ontology, Charles R. Hampton
Epistemology To Ontology, Charles R. Hampton
ACMS Journal 2004
This paper argues for mathematicians thinking about the philosophy of math, especially Christians. It briefly sketches the limitations of formalism, intuitionism, and logicism and uses Christian concept of creation to argue that one can take the best of each of these philosophies and avoid the pitfalls. It also argues for the real existence of mathematical objects apart from the human mind.
Recent Problems In The Foundations Of Mathematics, Terence H. Perciante
Recent Problems In The Foundations Of Mathematics, Terence H. Perciante
ACMS Journal 2004
This paper examines the foundational crises that have haunted twentieth-century mathematics, beginning with a brief review of the effects generated by Gauss, Lobachevsky, and Bolyai who each developed non-Euclidean parallel axiom. Though of mathematical interest in their own right, the significance of the new geometries was greatly magnified when it was discerned that they could be used to adequately model physical space, even to the extent that Einstein’s theory of relativity later employed as its model a non-Euclidean geometry developed by Riemann. The question that obviously presented itself was how could any given geometry be called true when it and …
Recent Parallels Between The Philosophy Of Science And Mathematics, Joseph Spradley
Recent Parallels Between The Philosophy Of Science And Mathematics, Joseph Spradley
ACMS Journal 2004
Following World War I European philosophy of science formed an alliance with mathematics culminating in an attitude of certainty and autonomy that rejected all non empirical claims to truth and purported to make all science presupposition less. The rise and fall of logical positivism has been one of the major themes of of twentieth century thought and illustrates the danger of placing too much emphasis on science and mathematics as an ideal for all knowledge. The restriction of rational inquiry to the modes of scientific verification and the processes of mathematical logic was far too confining for the containment of …
The Mathematician, The Historian, And The History Of Mathematics, Judith V. Grabiner
The Mathematician, The Historian, And The History Of Mathematics, Judith V. Grabiner
Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research
The historian's basic questions, whether he is a historian of mathematics or of political institutions, are: what was the past like? and how did the present come to be? The second question --how did the present come to be?-- is the central one in the history of mathematics, whether done by historian or mathematician. But the historian's view of both past and present is quite different from that of the mathematician. The historian is interested in the past in its full richness, and sees any present fact as conditioned by a complex chain of causes in an almost unlimited past. …
Is Mathematical Truth Time-Dependent?, Judith V. Grabiner
Is Mathematical Truth Time-Dependent?, Judith V. Grabiner
Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research
Another such mathematical revolution occurred between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and was focused primarily on the calculus. This change was a rejection of the mathematics of powerful techniques and novel results in favor of the mathematics of clear definitions and rigorous proofs. Because this change, however important it may have been for mathematicians themselves, is not often discussed by historians and philosophers, its revolutionary character is not widely understood. In this paper, I shall first try to show that this major change did occur. Then, I shall investigate what brought it about. Once we have done this, we can …
Mathematicians And Royalty: A Historical Survey, Loren W. Pixley
Mathematicians And Royalty: A Historical Survey, Loren W. Pixley
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
General Steps In The Evolution Of The Calculus From The Time Of The Ancients To The Present, Sister Mary Virginia Ssf
General Steps In The Evolution Of The Calculus From The Time Of The Ancients To The Present, Sister Mary Virginia Ssf
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis, submitted to Xavier University in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in 1931, traces the historical development of the calculus from ancient Greek mathematics through the early twentieth century. The study is organized chronologically across eight sections. The introduction defines key mathematical terms including calculus, variable, and limit, and situates the calculus as the most powerful instrument of mathematical investigation. The thesis then examines the Method of Exhaustion developed by Greek mathematicians including Antiphon (430 B.C.), Eudoxus (370 B.C.), and Archimedes (225 B.C.), whose summation of infinite series represents the nearest ancient approach to …
History Of Applied Geometry, Evelyn Jackson
History Of Applied Geometry, Evelyn Jackson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.