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Blackstone Communion, Anne-Catherine Schaaf Feb 2021

Blackstone Communion, Anne-Catherine Schaaf

Office of Sustainability

This short story describes a spiritual connection with nature experienced by the author when walking along a trail in Blackstone Gateway Park. Blackstone Gateway Park is an urban, riverfront park in Worcester, Massachusetts. Features of the park include walking paths and an elevated boardwalk which crosses the Middle River and the surrounding wetlands.

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Creating An Organization To Support Sfa’S Women Employees, Heather K. Olson Beal, Sarah Sanchez, Lauren Brewer, Amanda Rudolph Feb 2021

Creating An Organization To Support Sfa’S Women Employees, Heather K. Olson Beal, Sarah Sanchez, Lauren Brewer, Amanda Rudolph

Diversity Conference

The purpose of this session is two-fold. First, we wish to introduce the SFA OWLE (Organization for Women’s Leadership and Equity), the newly created professional women’s organization, to interested members of our campus community. Second, we wish to share experiences that we believe are relevant to others on our campus, in our community, and at other institutions, who might seek to create organizations through which to advocate for the unique needs of their marginalized or underrepresented group. To that end, this session will include a panel of female employees at SFA who have worked for more than a year to …

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Moonlight: A Photo Essay, David A. Westbrook Feb 2021

Moonlight: A Photo Essay, David A. Westbrook

Journal Articles

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A Reimagining Of The Chacoan World, Larry Benson, Richard W. Loose Feb 2021

A Reimagining Of The Chacoan World, Larry Benson, Richard W. Loose

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

A new paradigm of the Chacoan world is presented, wherein Chaco Canyon is considered to be a mostly unoccupied architectural complex that functioned primarily as a pilgrimage destination. Chaco was the political, religious, and social focal point of people living in outlying regions. The resident population of the Canyon consisted of a small number of caretakers, charged with maintaining great house structures, food supplies, and their ceremonial contents. Chacoan chiefdoms were mostly located in large, well-watered, agriculturally-based communities situated at the base of mountains that ring the San Juan Basin, e.g., the Chuskas. Chiefly elites lived year-round in those areas, …

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Collecting Works: A History Of The Euler Archive, Erik R. Tou, Christopher Goff, Michele Gibney Feb 2021

Collecting Works: A History Of The Euler Archive, Erik R. Tou, Christopher Goff, Michele Gibney

Euleriana

We give a brief history of the Euler Archive, an online database of the published works of Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Furthermore, we describe the Archive's recent move to an academic repository, and the added functionality such a move allows.

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Std Prevention: An Educational Intervention For Exotic Dancers, Maria Delurdes Dehoyos Feb 2021

Std Prevention: An Educational Intervention For Exotic Dancers, Maria Delurdes Dehoyos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Centers for Disease Control and prevention reported nearly 2.3 million STD cases diagnosed in 2017, and the number is continuing to rise. San Antonio, Texas, is ranked third in the state of Texas with the highest STD rates and leading in the state with congenital syphilis. There is an increased risk for contracting STDs working in the sex industry. There are little to no studies pertaining to any educational interventions offered to exotic dancers to increase personal knowledge on STDs. This research has focused on an educational intervention offered by a nurse practitioner to exotic dancers in two adults-only …

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Math In The Time Of Covid: An Open Call For Contributions, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali Jan 2021

Math In The Time Of Covid: An Open Call For Contributions, Mark Huber, Gizem Karaali

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics invites submissions of essays, reflections, poetry, and artwork for an upcoming thematic folder tentatively titled Math in the Time of COVID and scheduled to appear in July 2021. Please send your submissions via email to the editors by May 1, 2021. Publication decisions will be made by June 15, 2021.

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Special Issue Call For Papers: Ethics In Mathematics, Catherine Buell, Victor Piercey Jan 2021

Special Issue Call For Papers: Ethics In Mathematics, Catherine Buell, Victor Piercey

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue on Ethics in Mathematics. Please send your abstract submissions via email to the guest editors by September 1, 2021. Initial submission of complete manuscripts is due December 1, 2021. The issue is currently scheduled to appear in July 2022.

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Once Upon A Party - An Anecdotal Investigation, Vijay Fafat Jan 2021

Once Upon A Party - An Anecdotal Investigation, Vijay Fafat

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Mathematicians and Physicists attending let-your-hair-down parties behave exactly like their own theories. They live by their theorems, they jive by their theorems. Life imitates their craft, and we must simply observe the deep truths hiding in their party-going behavior...

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Deterministic Republic, Kris H. Green Jan 2021

Deterministic Republic, Kris H. Green

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This story is an extension of the paper "Mathematics and Voter Choice" published in this same issue of the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. It explores what elections and politics might look like from the voter perspective if some of the ideas from the paper were implemented. The story is also an attempt to highlight how mathematics and data science are done, much the way a colleague of mine refers to shows like CSI as recruiting tools that use "dramatic pipetting" in the labs to show day-to-day science in action. The story is, as you will no doubt see, heavily …

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Iterations Of Emptying, Marian Christie Jan 2021

Iterations Of Emptying, Marian Christie

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Successive iterations of the Sierpinski carpet fractal are used to explore how we---our history, experiences, thoughts and memories---occupy spaces that we once inhabited.

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Turing's Machine, Mike Curtis Jan 2021

Turing's Machine, Mike Curtis

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The musings of a Turing Machine.

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One Straight Line Addresses Another Traveling In The Same Direction On An Infinite Plane, Daniel W. Galef Jan 2021

One Straight Line Addresses Another Traveling In The Same Direction On An Infinite Plane, Daniel W. Galef

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

No abstract provided.

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Early Morning Mathematics Classes, Angelina Schenck Jan 2021

Early Morning Mathematics Classes, Angelina Schenck

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

No abstract provided.

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Permission To Add: Math-Teaching Limericks, Marion D. Cohen Jan 2021

Permission To Add: Math-Teaching Limericks, Marion D. Cohen

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Throughout my years and decades of being a teacher, I have written limericks about every course I’ve taught, and sometimes courses I haven’t taught but reviewed textbooks in. Here I share several of these limericks.

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Peter Hilton En Passant, Richard Delaware Jan 2021

Peter Hilton En Passant, Richard Delaware

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This is a decades-long tale of my glancing friendship with distinguished mathematician and mathematics educator Peter Hilton and his constant collaborator Jean Pedersen. Peter’s wit, compassion, and support are in full display, though in truth I knew him only “in passing.”

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The Number, Arati Nanda Pati Jan 2021

The Number, Arati Nanda Pati

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This is a story from the heart on COVID-19, penned around April 4, 2020, in the early days of the pandemic.

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“You Will Remain Unwavering In Your Determination To Succeed No Matter How Long It Takes”: A Mathematico-Emotional Analysis Of A Guide To Higher Learning, Kathleen M. Clark, Oksana M. Rubis Jan 2021

“You Will Remain Unwavering In Your Determination To Succeed No Matter How Long It Takes”: A Mathematico-Emotional Analysis Of A Guide To Higher Learning, Kathleen M. Clark, Oksana M. Rubis

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

In this article we present an analysis of the multi-fold artist’s book, A Guide to Higher Learning (Chen, 2009). In our analysis, we propose different perspectives from which to view the mathematical and philosophical aspects found within the book. We explore aspects of “higher learning” by analyzing the complex mathematical equations and textual elements that readers meet in the book. Chen challenges the reader with: “This is a test. You will not be given any assistance or instructions on how to proceed. You will not be told when to begin or when to stop” (Chen, 2009). Thus, in our exploration …

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Aligning Political Options And Aggregated Personal Opinions On The Issues, Kris H. Green Jan 2021

Aligning Political Options And Aggregated Personal Opinions On The Issues, Kris H. Green

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Much work has been done in studying how to aggregate voter opinions to decide a fair election. These models presuppose that each voter has a solid understanding of their choices and can express that opinion in the election process. We discuss why this is not always the case. Further, we explore some of the issues that arise when considering the multidimensional nature of both voter preference, with respect to the slate of issues in an election, and the platforms of the various candidates, with respect to the same slate of issues. In light of the complications we encounter and with …

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Teaching From The Unknown, Jon Jacobsen Jan 2021

Teaching From The Unknown, Jon Jacobsen

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The goal of teaching is to transform our students' understanding, much as the goal of acting is to transform the audience's reality. In this article we use the context of mathematics to explore connections between teaching and acting and how such connections can help our students learn not only mathematics, but about the nature of mathematics.

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Using Mathematical Equations To Communicate And Think About Karma, Kien H. Lim, Christopher Yakes Jan 2021

Using Mathematical Equations To Communicate And Think About Karma, Kien H. Lim, Christopher Yakes

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Two equations are presented in this article to communicate a particular understanding of karma. The first equation relates future experiences to past and present actions. Although the equation uses variables and mathematical symbols such as the integral sign and summation symbol, it reads more like a literal translation of an English sentence. Based on the key idea in the first equation, a second equation is then created to highlight the viability of using math to communicate concepts that are not readily quantifiable. Analyzing such equations can stimulate thinking, enhance understanding of spiritual concepts, raise issues, and uncover tensions between our …

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Real-World Modelling To Increase Mathematical Creativity, Robert Weinhandl, Zsolt Lavicza Jan 2021

Real-World Modelling To Increase Mathematical Creativity, Robert Weinhandl, Zsolt Lavicza

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Modelling could be characterised as one of the core activities in mathematics education. However, when learning and teaching mathematics, mathematical modelling is mostly used to apply and deepen mathematical knowledge and competencies. Our educational study aims to explore how mathematical modelling, using real objects and high-quality mathematical technologies, could be utilised to acquire mathematical knowledge and competencies, and how learners could creatively use their existing knowledge. To discover the potential of mathematical modelling using real objects and high-quality mathematical technologies to acquire mathematical knowledge and competencies, and to stimulate learners' creativity, first, we combined cognitive and creative spirals and mathematical …

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A Heart-Centered Stance: Receptivity To Algebra Teachers’ And Students’ Multidimensional Experiences, Nicole L. Fonger Jan 2021

A Heart-Centered Stance: Receptivity To Algebra Teachers’ And Students’ Multidimensional Experiences, Nicole L. Fonger

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The algebra classroom in urban public high schools in the United States is a complex space, ripe with many challenges and opportunities. In this paper I introduce the notion of a heart-centered stance for the teacher and the educator, and a method of engaging in creative expression for reflection and introspection toward individual change in the rich context of the high school algebra classroom. My evolving relationships with two high school algebra teachers, observations of their classrooms, as well as my own self-study and professional growth, are incorporated into this paper as I introduce and exemplify two tenets of a …

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Mathematical Representations In Magazine Advertisements: Have The Messages Changed In A Decade?, Jennifer Hall Jan 2021

Mathematical Representations In Magazine Advertisements: Have The Messages Changed In A Decade?, Jennifer Hall

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Although people's ideas about mathematics and mathematicians often develop from their school and home experiences, such ideas also are influenced by interactions with popular media. In this article, I report on findings from a study in which I analyzed magazine advertisements for representations of mathematics and mathematicians. Data collection took place in two phases, approximately a decade apart. In each phase, I reviewed a year’s worth of issues in each of six diverse, popular magazines for mathematical representations in advertisements. The frequency of mathematical advertisements decreased from Phase 1 to Phase 2, but the initial frequency was already extremely low, …

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Peer Motivation: Getting Through Math Together, Jessica Mean, Wes Maciejewski Jan 2021

Peer Motivation: Getting Through Math Together, Jessica Mean, Wes Maciejewski

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Students have a complex relationship with mathematics. Some love it, but more often than not, the feelings are less favorable. These feelings can lead to decreased motivation which makes it difficult for students to engage with the subject as the semester progresses. Instructors also have difficulty addressing this waning motivation. In this paper, we claim peers are better able to connect with the students and this can be leveraged to better motivate students. We present an approach to having peers motivate their students. These peer interactions integrated with a mandatory mathematics course might improve students’ motivation.

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In How Many Days Will He Meet His Wife?, Dipak Jadhav Jan 2021

In How Many Days Will He Meet His Wife?, Dipak Jadhav

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

In how many days will he meet his wife? This is a question asked at the end of each of two problems embedded in the verses of the last chapter of the Vyavahāra-gaṇita (‘Mathematics of Transaction’) of Rājāditya of 12th century. He infuses elegance in those two problems by choosing the charming idea of a husband’s meeting with his wife after their quarrel. This paper not only presents the algorithms offered by Rājāditya to solve them on their own terms as well as on modern terms and discusses the historicity of the categories of those two problems but also …

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Raise The (Proportion) Bar!, Michael Waters Jan 2021

Raise The (Proportion) Bar!, Michael Waters

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This article, drawing mainly on references to teacher preparation textbooks, proposes proportion bars as a somewhat novel graphical approach to solving simple (direct) proportion problems and to illustrate the advantages of such an approach, which include accessibility with materials at early grade levels, allowance of students to better develop number sense and estimation, facilitation of setting up proportions, allowance for conceptual understanding and motivation of the procedure for solving direct proportions, assistance with part-to-part and part-to whole comparisons, and drawing of connections among mathematical topics. The emphasis is on teaching with understanding, rather than procedural knowledge.

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“It’S All For The Best”: Optimization In The History Of Science, Judith V. Grabiner Jan 2021

“It’S All For The Best”: Optimization In The History Of Science, Judith V. Grabiner

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Many problems, from optics to economics, can be solved mathematically by finding the highest, the quickest, the shortest—the best of something. This has been true from antiquity to the present. Why did we start looking for such explanations, and how and why did we conclude that we could productively do so? In this article we explore these questions and tell a story about the history of optimization. Scientific examples we use to illustrate our story include problems from ancient optics, and more modern questions in optics and classical mechanics, drawing on ideas from Newton’s and Leibniz’s calculus and from the …

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Humanistic Stem: From Concept To Course, Debra T. Bourdeau, Beverly L. Wood Jan 2021

Humanistic Stem: From Concept To Course, Debra T. Bourdeau, Beverly L. Wood

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Blending perspectives from the humanities and STEM fosters the creativity of all students. The culturally implicit dichotomy between the two meta-disciplines can be overcome with carefully designed courses and programs intent on doing so. The why and how of doing so through an online course is described with qualitative evidence of the success. Future plans for a full slate of such course and a virtual community are discussed.

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Ahab's Arithmetic: The Mathematics Of Moby-Dick, Sarah B. Hart Jan 2021

Ahab's Arithmetic: The Mathematics Of Moby-Dick, Sarah B. Hart

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

In this article we explore mathematical allusions in Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick. We argue that both the quantity and sophistication of these allusions are evidence for Melville’s high level of mathematical knowledge and ability. We discuss some of the most compelling mathematical imagery, as well as giving background on the several mathematicians and mathematics books mentioned in the novel. We also include some biographical details supporting the assertion that Melville had an unusually good mathematical education.

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