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Patently Mathematical
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Author : Jeff Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2018-12-14
Patently Mathematical written by Jeff Suzuki and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Mathematics categories.
Fascinating facts and stories behind inventions based on mathematics—from search engines to streaming video to self-correcting golf balls. How do dating sites match compatible partners? What do cell phones and sea coasts have in common? And why do computer scientists keep ant colonies? Jeff Suzuki answers these questions and more in Patently Mathematical, which explores the mathematics behind some of the key inventions that have changed our world. In recent years, patents based on mathematics have been issued by the thousands—from search engines and image recognition technology to educational software and LEGO designs. Suzuki delves into the details of cutting-edge devices, programs, and products to show how even the simplest mathematical principles can be turned into patentable ideas worth billions of dollars. Discover: • whether secure credit cards are really secure • how improved data compression made streaming video services like Netflix a hit • the mathematics behind self-correcting golf balls • why Google is such an effective and popular search engine • how eHarmony and Match.com bring couples together, and much more Combining quirky historical anecdotes with relatable everyday examples, Suzuki makes math interesting for everyone who likes to ponder the world of numerical relationships. Praise for Jeff Suzuki’s Constitutional Calculus “An entertaining and insightful approach to the mathematics that underlies the American system of government.” —Mathematical Reviews “A breath of fresh air. . . . A reaffirmation that mathematics should be used more often to make general public policy.” —MAA Reviews
Patently Mathematical
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Author : Jeff Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-14
Patently Mathematical written by Jeff Suzuki and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Mathematics categories.
A reaffirmation that mathematics should be used more often to make general public policy."—MAA Reviews
Constitutional Calculus
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Author : Jeff Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-03
Constitutional Calculus written by Jeff Suzuki and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03 with Law categories.
How math trumps tradition in promoting justice, fairness, and a more stable democracy. How should we count the population of the United States? What would happen if we replaced the electoral college with a direct popular vote? What are the consequences of allowing unlimited partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts? Can six-person juries yield verdicts consistent with the needs of justice? Is it racist to stop and frisk minorities at a higher rate than non-minorities? These and other questions have long been the subject of legal and political debate and are routinely decided by lawyers, politicians, judges, and voters, mostly through an appeal to common sense and tradition. But mathematician Jeff Suzuki asserts that common sense is not so common, and traditions developed long ago in what was a mostly rural, mostly agricultural, mostly isolated nation of three million might not apply to a mostly urban, mostly industrial, mostly global nation of three hundred million. In Constitutional Calculus, Suzuki guides us through the U.S. Constitution and American history to show how mathematics reveals our flaws, finds the answers we need, and moves us closer to our ideals. From the first presidential veto to the debate over mandatory drug testing, the National Security Agency's surveillance program, and the fate of death row inmates, Suzuki draws us into real-world debates and then reveals how math offers a superior compass for decision-making. Relying on iconic cases, including the convictions of the Scottsboro boys, League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, and Floyd v. City of New York, Suzuki shows that more math can lead to better justice, greater fairness, and a more stable democracy. Whether you are fascinated by history, math, social justice, or government, your interest will be piqued and satisfied by the convincing case Suzuki makes.
Disturbing Calculations
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Author : Melanie Benson Taylor
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2010-01-25
Disturbing Calculations written by Melanie Benson Taylor and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Thomas Wolfe’sLook Homeward, Angel, Margaret Leonard says, “Never mind about algebra here. That’s for poor folks. There’s no need for algebra where two and two make five.” Moments of mathematical reckoning like this pervade twentieth-century southern literature, says Melanie R. Benson. In fiction by a large, diverse group of authors, including William Faulkner, Anita Loos, William Attaway, Dorothy Allison, and Lan Cao, Benson identifies a calculation-obsessed, anxiety-ridden discourse in which numbers are employed to determine social and racial hierarchies and establish individual worth and identity. This “narcissistic fetish of number” speaks to a tangle of desires and denials rooted in the history of the South, capitalism, and colonialism. No one evades participation in these “disturbing equations,” says Benson, wherein longing for increase, accumulation, and superiority collides with repudiation of the means by which material wealth is attained. Writers from marginalized groups--including African Americans, Native Americans, women, immigrants, and the poor--have deeply internalized and co-opted methods and tropes of the master narrative even as they have struggled to wield new voices unmarked by the discourse of the colonizer. Having nominally emerged from slavery’s legacy, the South is now situated in the agonized space between free market capitalism and social progressivism. Elite southerners work to distance themselves from capitalism’s dehumanizing mechanisms, while the marginalized yearn to realize the uniquely American narrative of accumulation and ascent. The fetish of numbers emerges to signify the futility of both.
The Making Of Mathematics
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Author : Carlo Cellucci
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-03-07
The Making Of Mathematics written by Carlo Cellucci and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-07 with Mathematics categories.
This book offers an alternative to current philosophy of mathematics: heuristic philosophy of mathematics. In accordance with the heuristic approach, the philosophy of mathematics must concern itself with the making of mathematics and in particular with mathematical discovery. In the past century, mainstream philosophy of mathematics has claimed that the philosophy of mathematics cannot concern itself with the making of mathematics but only with finished mathematics, namely mathematics as presented in published works. On this basis, mainstream philosophy of mathematics has maintained that mathematics is theorem proving by the axiomatic method. This view has turned out to be untenable because of Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, which have shown that the view that mathematics is theorem proving by the axiomatic method does not account for a large number of basic features of mathematics. By using the heuristic approach, this book argues that mathematics is not theorem proving by the axiomatic method, but is rather problem solving by the analytic method. The author argues that this view can account for the main items of the mathematical process, those being: mathematical objects, demonstrations, definitions, diagrams, notations, explanations, applicability, beauty, and the role of mathematical knowledge.
Formal Logic
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Author : Paul Hoyningen-Huene
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2004-08-15
Formal Logic written by Paul Hoyningen-Huene and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-15 with Philosophy categories.
Many texts on logic are written with a mathematical emphasis, and focus primarily on the development of a formal apparatus and associated techniques. In other, more philosophical texts, the topic is often presented as an indulgent collection of musings on issues for which technical solutions have long since been devised.What has been missing until now is an attempt to unite the motives underlying both approaches. Paul Hoyningen-Huene's Formal Logic seeks to find a balance between the necessity of formal considerations and the importance of full reflection and explanation about the seemingly arbitrary steps that occasionally confound even the most serious student of logic. Alex Levine's artful translation conveys both the content and style of the German edition. Filled with examples, exercises, and a straightforward look at some of the most common problems in teaching the subject, this work is eminently suitable for the classroom.
Cultivating Mathematical Hearts
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Author : Maria del Rosario Zavala
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2023-11-27
Cultivating Mathematical Hearts written by Maria del Rosario Zavala and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-27 with Education categories.
Help students see their whole selves in the math they′re learning with culturally responsive teaching. Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms, aims to re-center mathematics as a humanizing endeavor because putting children and their humanity at the heart of mathematics education can result in more engaged, meaningful, and joyful learning. This book introduces a model and a tool for Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching, constructed to create a safe, inclusive space where all learners can come together in their own educational journey and develop a love for math that centers their experiences and comes from the heart. Implementing the Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Tool (CRMT2) will help you cultivate and sustain meaningful, rich, and rigorous mathematical learning spaces for all your students–experiences that foster mathematical curiosity and joy. The book walks you through each aspect of the framework and tool, guiding you to consider how your classroom structures, lessons, tasks, and assessments: Honor the existing cultural strengths, experiences, and lived realities of all your students Elicit diverse mathematical thinking and ideas Support equitable access to rigorous mathematical learning and discourse for all students Invite a sense of agency in each student’s learning experience Promote high engagement and excitement while learning mathematics Nurture an understanding that mathematics is a powerful tool for making sense of the world By weaving these strategies into classroom lessons, teachers can humanize mathematics instruction to successfully build a love for math while providing equitable learning opportunities that empower student voice and promote success in mathematics.
Linear Algebra
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Author : Jeff Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2021-05-04
Linear Algebra written by Jeff Suzuki and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Mathematics categories.
Linear Algebra: An Inquiry-based Approach is written to give instructors a tool to teach students to develop a mathematical concept from first principles. The Inquiry-based Approach is central to this development. The text is organized around and offers the standard topics expected in a first undergraduate course in linear algebra. In our approach, students begin with a problem and develop the mathematics necessary to describe, solve, and generalize it. Thus students learn a vital skill for the 21st century: the ability to create a solution to a problem. This text is offered to foster an environment that supports the creative process. The twin goals of this textbook are: Providing opportunities to be creative, Teaching "ways of thinking" that will make it easier for to be creative. To motivate the development of the concepts and techniques of linear algebra, we include more than two hundred Activities on a wide range of problems, from purely mathematical questions, through applications in biology, computer science, cryptography, and more. Table of Contents Introduction and Features For the Student . . . and Teacher Prerequisites Suggested Sequences 1. Tuples and Vectors 2. Systems of Linear Equations 3. Transformations 4. Matrix Algebra 5. Vector Spaces 6. Determinants 7. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 8. Decomposition 9. Extras Bibliography Index Bibliography Jeff Suzuki is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Brooklyn College and holds a Ph.D. from Boston University. His research interests include mathematics education, history of mathematics, and the application of mathematics to society and technology. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious Carl B. Allendoerfer Award for expository writing. His publications have appeared in The College Mathematics Journals; Mathematics Magazine; Mathematics Teacher; and the American Mathematical Society's blog on teaching and learning mathematics. His YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/jeffsuzuki1) includes videos on mathematical subjects ranging from elementary arithmetic to linear algebra, cryptography, and differential equations.
The Nie Conference On Basic Mathematical Skills And Learning
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Nie Conference On Basic Mathematical Skills And Learning written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Mathematical ability categories.
The Nie Conference On Basic Mathematical Skills And Learning October 4 6 1975 Euclid Ohio
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Nie Conference On Basic Mathematical Skills And Learning October 4 6 1975 Euclid Ohio written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Mathematics categories.
