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A Math Therapy Exercise, Gary Stogsdill

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Math anxiety prevents many liberal arts undergraduates from appreciating mathematics and realizing their potential in math courses and math-related endeavors. The author describes his development and use of a "math therapy exercise" that enables students to move beyond the paralyzing grip of math anxiety and cultivate a more positive relationship with mathematics.

Rock Art Tallies: Mathematics On Stone In Western North America, James V. Rauff

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Western North America abounds with rock art sites. From Alberta to New Mexico and from Minnesota to California one can find the enigmatic rock paintings and rock carvings left by the pre-Columbian inhabitants. The images left behind on the rocks of the American plains and deserts are those of humanoids and animals, arrows and spears, and a variety of geometric shapes and abstract designs. Also included, in great numbers, are sequences of repeated shapes and marks that scholars have termed "tallies." The tallies are presumed to be an ancient accounting of something or some things. This article examines rock art …

An Erp Study Of The Processing Of Common And Decimal Fractions: How Different They Are, Li Zhang, Qi Wang, Chongde Lin, Cody Ding, Xinlin Zhou

Education Sciences and Professional Programs Faculty Works

This study explored event-related potential (ERP) correlates of common fractions (1/5) and decimal fractions (0.2). Thirteen subjects performed a numerical magnitude matching task under two conditions. In the common fraction condition, a nonsymbolic fraction was asked to be judged whether its magnitude matched the magnitude of a common fraction; in the decimal fraction condition, a nonsymbolic fraction was asked to be matched with a decimal fraction. Behavioral results showed significant main effects of condition and numerical distance, but no significant interaction of condition and numerical distance. Electrophysiological data showed that when nonsymbolic fractions were compared to common fractions, they displayed …

Extremal H-Colorings Of Graphs With Fixed Minimum Degree, John Engbers

Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications

For graphs G and H, a homomorphism from G to H, or H-coloring of G, is a map from the vertices of G to the vertices of H that preserves adjacency. When H is composed of an edge with one looped endvertex, an H-coloring of G corresponds to an independent set in G. Galvin showed that, for sufficiently large n, the complete bipartite graph K_δ,n-δ is the n-vertex graph with minimum degree δ that has the largest number of independent sets.

In this paper, we begin the project of generalizing this …

Examining Middle School Students' Statistical Thinking While Working In A Technological Environment, Melissa Arnold Scranton

Theses and Dissertations

Examining Middle School Students' Statistical Thinking

While Working in a Technological Environment

Melissa Arnold Scranton

The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how students think in a technological environment. This was accomplished by exploring the differences in the thinking of students while they worked in a technological environment and comparing this to their work in a paper and pencil environment. The software program TinkerPlots: Dynamic Data Exploration (Konold & Miller, 2005), a construction tool that middle school students use for data analysis was the technological environment. In both environments, types of critical, creative, and statistical …

Influencing Factors Of China Containerized Freight Index, Haishu Wang

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Impact Of China On The International Dry Bulk Shipping Market, Hailun Zhang

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Comparative Research On Greek Operating Model And Nordic Operating Model, Jun Ye

World Maritime University Dissertations

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China’S Wood Import Transport Market And Choice Of Ship Size, Hengliang Zhan

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Chinese Vessel Pollution Prevention In The Era Of The Green Economy, Zhilin Zheng

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Research On The Impact Of Financial Risks On Coscon, Bing Bai

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Single Vehicle Path Optimization Problem Based On The Gis, Xuanfang Bian

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Reshape Of The Energy Map And Its Implications In The Shipping Industry, Evangelos Fotiadis

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Inspiration Of Foreign Ports' Enlightenment And Development To The Chinese Ports Logistics Development, Jie Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Analysis On Strategies Of Competition And Cooperation Between Shanghai And Ningbo Port, Yuan Lu

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Research On The Greek Ship Finance And The Ship Loans From 2003 To 2012, Christos Masouridis

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Analysis Feasibility Vertical And Horozontal Integration On Port Company, Angga Iriano Nugroho

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Control And Management Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Coastal Shipping In India, Mayank Prasad

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Evaluation Of Vehicle Terminal Capacity At Tanjung Priok Terminal, Rachmat Prayogi

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Analysis Of Ship Registration System And Study On Selection Of Ship Registration System For China, Le Tian

World Maritime University Dissertations

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