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Turin, Italy, September 23-26, 2015
1st announcement
We are calling for papers for this fourth conference continuing the successful works initiated in Iceland (2009) and continued in Portugal (2011) and Uppsala (2013). Abstracts of proposed contributions (length: about one page with essential bibliography) should be submitted by March 31, 2015. The decision about acceptance will be communicated by May 15, 2015. Submission of abstracts, and later on papers, is done via the conference website: http://e20.unito.it/ICHME4/
The conference
History of mathematics education, since it became first visible internationally at ICME 10 in 2004, in Copenhagen, as the TSG 29, is meanwhile a well-established research area. The first international journal devoted to this field of study, the International Journal for the History of Mathematics Education, is published since 2006. History of mathematics education became a subject of interest in various international meetings, for instance at the ESU-5 (Prague, 2007) and ESU-6 (Vienna, 2010), at the CERME meetings, and at ICME 11 (Monterrey, 2008, TSG 38), ICME 12 (Seoul, 2012, TSG 35) and HPM2012 (Daejong, 2012)
The first specialized research conference, entitled "On-going Research in the History of Mathematics Education", held in Garðabær near Reykjavík (Iceland) in 2009, turned meanwhile to a series of such specialized conferences. We are now organizing the fourth international conference, this time in Turin, Italy. Founded in 1404, the University of Turin is one of the most ancient and prestigious Italian Universities. Hosting about 70.000 students, 4.000 academic, administrative and technical staff, 1800 post-graduate and post-doctoral students, the University of Turin promotes culture and research, innovation, training and employment. The University of Turin has a remarkable research tradition in subjects such as Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, History and Philosophy, Law, Economics and Medicine. In the field of Mathematics education boast a longlasting tradition, including illustrious Maestri such as Carlo Ignazio Giulio, Quintino Sella, Giuseppe Peano, Corrado Segre, Giovanni Vailati, Alessandro Terracini, Guido Ascoli, Tullio Viola.
The themes treated in the former conferences were in particular (see also the Proceedings): Geometry teaching, Algebra teaching, Teaching of Calculus, Interdisciplinarity and contexts, The modern mathematics movements, Curricula history, Development of mathematics education in specific countries, Practices of teaching, Mathematics textbooks, Teacher education and Transmission and reception of ideas.
Everybody will have wide freedom of choice, but in order to stimulate research in areas that are less explored, new topics such as "Teacher Journals" and "Teacher Education" are suggested.
We are projecting to publish peer reviewed proceedings.
Scientific committee:
– Kristín Bjarnadóttir (Island)
– Fulvia Furinghetti (Italy)
– Livia Giacardi (Italy)
– Erika Luciano (Italy)
– Johan Prytz (Sweden)
– Gert Schubring (Brazil/Germany)
With the scientific support of Ferdinando Arzarello, president of ICMI
Further information about the conference and accommodation in Turin will be available on the conference website: http://e20.unito.it/ICHME4
Registration and conference fees
Before June 15, 2015, the fee is 160 Euros Euros, after that the fee is 190 Euros. Last day of registration and payment is August, 29, 2015. Registration is done via the conference website.
Proceedings of the ICHMEs
Paedagogica Historica, Special Issue: History of Teaching and Learning Mathematics, ed. by Gert Schubring, 2006, XLII: IV&V. [Proceedings of TSG 29 at ICME 10]
Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Furinghetti, Fulvia & Schubring, Gert (Eds.) (2009). "Dig where you stand". Proceedings of the conference on On-going research in the History of Mathematics Education. Reykjavik: University of Iceland – School of Education.
Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Furinghetti, Fulvia; Matos, José & Schubring, Gert (Eds.) (2012). "Dig where you stand" 2. Proceedings of the conference on the History of Mathematics Education. Lisbon, Universidade Nova, 2012.
Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Furinghetti, Fulvia; Prytz, Johan & Schubring, Gert (Eds.) (2015). Dig where you stand" 3. Proceedings of the third conference on the History of Mathematics Education. Uppsala: Department of Education, Uppsala University.
Gert Schubring (Brazil/Germany)
Message from the HPM Chair
I am glad to inform the HPM community about the recent creation of a HPM Executive Committee (ExC). The creation of the ExC will provide HPM with a flexible structure to facilitate the preparation and implementation of the quadrennial HPM meeting and ESU as well as the planning and execution of other HPM activities, along the lines of inputs and recommendations of the Advisory Board (AdB).
Composition of the ExC:
The ExC is composed of the HPM Chair and four members of the AdB.
In order to ensure a convenient flux of information between HPM and the local quadrennial HPM and ESU organizing committees, two additional members from the Organizing local committees will join the ExC, as non-voting liaison members.
The names of the four members of the ExC, approved recently by the AdB, are: Evelyn Barbin, Fulvia Furinghetti, Jan van Maanen, and Costas Tzanakis
The mandate of the ExC is as follows:
- To consult with the AdB in order to determine themes and plenary and panel speakers for the quadrennial HPM conference and ESU.
- To decide about the quadrennial HPM and ESU conferences' locations, themes and speakers.
- To appoint editorials teams to organize the reviewing process of papers submitted to the quadrennial HPM and ESU meetings and the publication of the Conference Proceedings.
- To help the Chair with various HPM matters, such as representation of the HPM in conferences, the Newsletter, inclusion of new AdB members, etc.
Duration of the ExC
A new ExC is created with the arrival of a new Chair.
In the 2016 HPM meeting, which will take place in Montpellier, France, the process of electing the Chair and the ExC, as well as the composition of the ExC will be discussed.
I would like to thank Evelyn Barbin, Fulvia Furinghetti, Jan van Maanen, and Costas Tzanakis for accepting to be part of the first HPM ExC.
Luis Radford
Université Laurentienne, Canada
HPM sadly notes the passing of…
Jacqueline Stedall
(1950 – 2014)
Paulus Gerdes
(1952 – 2014)
Ubiratan D'Ambrosio
(Translation: Sofia Gonçalves, Laurentian University, Canada)
Paulus Gerdes and Ubiratan D'Ambrosio
(Source: http://www.etnomatematica.org/home/)
The world was saddened by the death of Paulus Pierre Joseph Gerdes, on November 11th, the day he would have reached 62 years of life. In a broad sense the world is deprived of a great educator, of an interesting and rigorous thinker and researcher, and a great friend for those who had the opportunity to meet him and be with him. Our condolences to the family and to his disciples, colleagues and friends.
My relationship with Paulus was very special. I met Paulus, in the mid-70s, a young man of just over 20 years. He was one of the first adherents to the ethnomathematics movement, which was being initiated; he became a leader in the area.
His life trajectory was very special. He was born in the Netherlands, in a traditional family. His father was the equivalent to a minister of state for religious cults. Paulus studied at the University of Nijmegen, where he received a Bachelor's Degree (with honors) in Mathematics and Physics in 1972. He had a humanitarian mission experience in Vietnam, returned to Nijmegen, did a Baccalaureate in Cultural Anthropology in 1974 and in 1975 finished a Master in Mathematics. Still in the Netherlands, he became a professor in the "Centro do Terceiro Mundo", with links with the liberation movements and the anti-apartheid in Southern Africa. By the end of 1976 he went to Mozambique, becoming a Mozambican citizen and creating a family. Since his arrival, he was a professor at the University Eduardo Mondlane until 1989, when he transferred to the Pedagogical University, remaining there until the end of his life.
In 1986, he completed a Doctorate at the University of Dresden, Germany, with a thesis on O Despertar do Pensamento Geométrico and in 1996 he returned for a second Doctorate with a thesis on Geometria Sona: Reflexões sobre tradições de desenhar na areia entre os povos da África ao Sul do Equador, at the University of Wuppertal, Germany.
As an academic, Paulus was responsible for numerous contributions to the theorization of craft and the formulation and solution of mathematical questions of the imaginary and folk craft. All his contributions have important implications for pedagogy with strong socio-cultural roots.
Paulus was one of the most important researchers on Ethnomathematics, always trying to analyze the historical and epistemological foundations of mathematics and proposing important pedagogical innovations. He managed to organize a very active group of young researchers, bringing together mathematicians and educators. The publications of the group, mainly in Portuguese and English, are an important resource for those interested in conducting research on Ethnomathematics worldwide. Many of these publications are generously available to all interested parties, for free or at low cost, in the publisher's website "Lulu.com" where Paulus published almost all of his books.
In addition to academic activities of research, Paulus has always been involved with Education, especially Mathematics Education. The way he associated research and education is exemplary. In Maputo in 1989, he founded the "Centro de Pesquisas em Etnomatemática – Cultura, Matemática e Educação" and, thanks to his innovative proposals, he was very successful in attracting to Mozambique academics from around the world, interested in his research projects.
As a historian, Paulus Gerdes contributed significantly to the understanding of the history of mathematical ideas, theories and practices, in the African continent. His concern was to organize the historical context of existing practices and theories found in various African cultures. His main focus was a wide bibliographic research on the History of Mathematics in Africa. The results of his research have been crucial to mathematics historians worldwide.
His concerns went beyond identifying other Mathematical thinking models. He felt that creativity could be improved if cultural dignity was restored. The post-apartheid period in South Africa had many repercussions throughout the African continent. It represented a new and important space for the development of the creative potential of the native populations. Ethnomathematics proved to be an important strategy for the rebirth of African creativity and Paulus Gerdes was always extremely skilled at channeling that potential to form a numerous generation of researchers in Mathematics Education.
He was responsible for a change of attitude in regards to crafts and folklore. Crafts have been considered of minor importance in reflections on science and mathematics in the world, and its use in education have been neglected. Paulus recovered, from his search with artisans, the fundamental importance of craft as a basis for the historical development of mathematics. The most important primary sources for his research were artisanal practices. The research on these practices reveal the theoretical foundation of Paulus' work.
Paulus Gerdes acknowledged that the culture of people, of artists, of artisans constitutes an endless source for mathematical research and Mathematics Education. Mathematics professors of all levels can learn, from their students, what is characteristic of their cultures. The students can show the way to achieve a practice. The makings of artisans, fishermen, peasants, in short, of all the groups that master a practice, are based on knowledge that has been developed by arduous paths, over generations. I emphasize in a very special way the exemplary attention that Paulus dedicated to women in the evolution of African cultures.
As Paulus Gerdes highlighted well in his writings and in his lectures, when studying a demonstration, it is rarely understood how the result was discovered. The path that leads to a discovery is, in general, very different from the paved road of deduction. In poetic language, Paulus tells us that "A via da descoberta abre-se serpenteando por um terreno de vegetação densa e cheio de obstáculos, às vezes aparentemente sem saída, até que, de repente, se encontra uma clareira de surpresas relampejantes. E, quase de imediato, a alegria do inesperado "heureka" (gr. "achei", "encontrei") rasga triunfantemente o caminho."
In fact, Paulus was a poet in his thinking as a philosopher, mathematician, anthropologist, and educator.
To mourn a poet of life so dear to all of us and irreplaceable, I ask for help to a very beloved poet who also left us prematurely, Facundo Cabral. His farewell to a friend expresses very well my feelings.
Cuando Un Amigo Se Va
(Facundo Cabral)
Cuando un amigo se va, queda un espacio vacio
Que no lo puede llenar la llegada de otro amigo
Cuando un amigo se va, queda un tizón encendido
Que no se puede apagar ni con las aguas de un rio
Cuando un amigo se va, una estrella se a perdido
La que ilumina el lugar donde hay un niño dormido
Cuando un amigo se va, se detienen los caminos
Y se empieza a revelar el duende manso del vino
Cuando un amigo se va, salopando su destino
Empieza el alma a vibrar por que se llena de frio
Cuando un amigo se va, queda un terreno baldío
Que quiere el tiempo llenar con las piedras del astillo
Cuando un amigo se va, se queda un árbol caído
Que ya no vuelve a brotar por que el viento a vencido
Cuando un amigo se va, queda un espacio vacio
Que no lo puede llenar la llegada de otro amigo.
Ubiratan D'Ambrosio
Founded in 2004 by well-known mathematics historians and educators, Victor Katz and Frank Swetz, Convergence is both an online journal on mathematics history and its use in teaching and an ever-expanding collection of online resources to help its readers teach mathematics using its history.
Convergence is celebrating ten years of publication by continuing to bring you interesting articles and features on the history of grades 8-16 mathematics and exciting ideas and resources for sharing this history with your students.
Articles published this year include:
"Proofs Without Words and Beyond" includes history and philosophy of visual proofs, along with dynamic, interactive "proofs without words 2.0."
"David Hilbert's Radio Address" features an audio recording, transcription, and translation into English of Hilbert's 4-minute radio version of his longer 1930 address with its famous finale, "Wir müssen wissen; wir werden wissen."
"Cubes, Conic Sections, and Crockett Johnson" shows how author and illustrator Johnson painted his answer to his own question, "What do the straightedge lines and compass arcs do when two parabolas and a hyperbola double a cube, just stand watching?"
"An Investigation of Subtraction Algorithms from the 18th and 19th Centuries" is based on a study of handwritten cyphering books as well as printed arithmetic texts.
We are honoring the best of our ten-year publication history by presenting new, more interactive versions of some of our favorite articles.
"Van Schooten's Ruler Constructions," by Ed Sandifer, was among the articles that appeared in the first issue of Convergence in April of 2004.
"Historical Activities for the Calculus Classroom" (2007), by Gabriela Sanchis, consists of three modules that present curve-sketching, tangent lines, and optimization in the context of historical aims and problems, with the aid of 24 interactive applets and 10 animations.
"When Nine Points Are Worth But Eight: Euler's Resolution of Cramer's Paradox" (2011), by Rob Bradley and Lee Stemkoski, features a translation of a long lost letter from Euler to Cramer, along with an interactive presentation of Euler's "elegant example" resolving the paradox.
See all of these articles and more at MAA Convergence: http://www.maa.org/publications/periodicals/convergence
Convergence is published by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
Janet Beery, Editor, MAA Convergence
February 4-8, 2015
Prague, Czech Republic
Thematic Working Groups Teams
The following is the list of thematic working groups.
1. Argumentation and proof
2. Arithmetic and number systems
3. Algebraic thinking
4. Geometrical thinking
5. Probability and statistics education
6. Applications and modeling
7. Mathematical potential, creativity and talent
8. Affect and mathematical thinking
9. Mathematics and language
10. Cultural diversity and Mathematics Education
11. Comparative studies in Mathematics Education
12. History in Mathematics Education
13. Early Years Mathematics
14. University mathematics education
15. Teaching mathematics with resources and technology
16. Students' learning mathematics with resources and technology
17. Theoretical perspectives and approaches in mathematics education research
18. Mathematics teacher education and professional development
19. Mathematics teaching practices and resources for teaching
Thematic Working Group 12
History in Mathematics Education
Uffe Thomas Jankvist (Denmark) firstname.lastname@example.com
Renaud Chorlay (France) firstname.lastname@example.com,
Kathy Clark (USA) email@example.com,
Snezana Lawrence (UK) email@example.com,
Jan van Maanen (The Netherlands) email@example.com
Scope and focus of the Thematic Working Group
History of mathematics in mathematics education has received much attention during the last decades. However, empirical research and coherent theoretical/conceptual frameworks within this area have been emerging relatively recently. The purpose of this CERME TWG is to provide a forum to approach mathematics education in connection with history and epistemology dedicated primarily to theory and research on all aspects of the role, effect, and efficacy of history and epistemology as elements in mathematics education.
Call for papers and poster proposals
TWG12 in particular welcomes empirical and theoretical research papers, but to some degree also methodological and developmental papers (10 pages maximum), and poster proposals (2 pages) related to one or more of the following issues – although any paper/poster of relevance to the overall focus of the group will be taken into consideration:
1. Ways of integrating original sources in classrooms, and their educational effects, preferably with conclusions based on classroom experiments;
2. Surveys on the existing uses of history or epistemology in curricula, textbooks, and/or classrooms in primary, secondary, and tertiary levels;
3. Design and/or assessment of teaching/learning materials on the history of mathematics;
4. The role of history or epistemology of mathematics at the primary, secondary, and tertiary level, and in pre- and in-service teacher education, from cognitive, pedagogical, and/or affective points of view;
5. Investigations or descriptions of the historical instances of research cultures and cultures of teaching and learning in mathematics;
6. Relationships between (frameworks for and empirical studies on) history in mathematics education and theories and frameworks in other parts of mathematics education;
7. Possible parallelism between the historical development and the cognitive development of mathematical ideas;
8. Theoretical, conceptual and/or methodological frameworks for including history in mathematics education;
9. The potential role of history of mathematics/mathematical practices in relation to more general problems and issues in mathematics education and mathematics education research.
Papers and poster proposals should use the CERME word template, and conform to the guidelines at http://www.cerme9.org/guidelines/guidelines-for-authors/. To submit, you need to email your proposal as a WORD document to Uffe Thomas Jankvist, email@example.com, AND at the same time, to the conference secretariat at email@example.com. If possible, please also send a pdf version in addition to the WORD document.
Reviews and decisions
Each paper will be peer-reviewed by two persons from among those who submit papers to this Thematic Working Group. Please expect to be asked to review up to three papers. It may be necessary for you to revise your paper before final acceptance. The group leaders will decide about the acceptance of posters.
Important dates
September 15, 2014: Deadline for submission of papers
October 1, 2014: Deadline for submission of poster proposals
November 25, 2014: Deadline for reviewers to submit their reviews
December 5, 2014: Decisions about paper or poster acceptance
December 20, 2014: Reduced fee registration deadline
January 10, 2015: Deadline for revisions of papers
January 20, 2015: Papers for presentation at the congress available on the CERME website.
July 24-31, 2016
Hamburg, Germany
Topic Study Groups at ICME-13
A Topic Study Group (TSG) is designed to gather a group of congress participants who are interested in a particular topic in mathematics education. A Topic Study Group will serve as mini-conference and will display the progress of the discussion in the intervening years since ICME-12. Topic Study Groups will therefore promote the discussion of a variety of perspectives on the theme of the Group. The TSG will consist of high-standard discussions enabling the newcomer to get a broad overview on the state-of-the-art and allowing the experts to lead discussions at a high level. The team will provide the audience of their TSG not with a nationally framed insight into the strands of the discussion of the theme, but will give an overall overview on the international discussion as broadly as possible and allowing for insight into less well-known strands of the discussion from under-represented countries. For ICME-13, the TSG is the major arena for participation. Participants are expected to associate themselves with one TSG and to stay in that group for all sessions.
1. Early childhood mathematics education (up to age 7)
2. Mathematics education at tertiary level
3. Mathematics education in and for work
4. Activities for, and research on, mathematically gifted students
5. Activities for, and research on, students with special needs
6. Adult learning of mathematics – lifelong learning
7. Popularization of mathematics
8. Teaching and learning of arithmetic and number systems (focus on primary education)
9. Teaching and learning of measurement (focus on primary education)
10. Teaching and learning of early algebra
11. Teaching and learning of algebra
12. Teaching and learning of geometry (primary level)
13. Teaching and learning of geometry – secondary level
14. Teaching and learning of probability
15. Teaching and learning of statistics
16. Teaching and learning of calculus
17. Teaching and learning of discrete mathematics (including logic, game theory and algorithms)
18. Reasoning and proof in mathematics education
19. Problem solving in mathematics education
20. Visualisation in the teaching and learning of mathematics
21. Mathematical applications and modelling in the teaching and learning of mathematics
22. Interdisciplinary mathematics education
23. Mathematical literacy
24. History of the teaching and learning of mathematics
25. The Role of History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education
26. Research on teaching and classroom practice
27. Learning and cognition in mathematics
28. Affect, beliefs and identity in mathematics education
29. Mathematics and creativity
30. Mathematical competitions
31. Language and communication in mathematics education
32. Mathematics education in a multilingual and multicultural environment
33. Equity in mathematics education (including gender)
34. Social and political dimensions of mathematics education
35. Role of ethnomathematics in mathematics education
36. Task design, analysis and learning environments
37. Mathematics curriculum development
38. Research on resources (textbooks, learning materials etc.)
39. Large scale assessment and testing in mathematics education
40. Classroom assessment for mathematics learning
41. Uses of technology in primary mathematics education (up to age 10)
42. Uses of technology in lower secondary mathematics education (age 10 to 14)
43. Uses of technology in upper secondary mathematics education (age 14 to 19)
44. Distance learning, e-learning, blended learning
45. Knowledge in/for teaching mathematics at primary level
46. Knowledge in/for teaching mathematics at secondary level
47. Pre-service mathematics education of primary teachers
48. Pre-service mathematics education of secondary teachers
49. In-service education and professional development of primary mathematics teachers
50. In-service education, and professional development of secondary mathematics teachers
51. Diversity of theories in mathematics education
52. Empirical methods and methodologies
53. Philosophy of mathematics education
54. Semiotics in mathematics education
History of the teaching and learning of mathematics
Fulvia Furinghetti (Italy) email@example.com
Alexander Karp (USA)
Team members:
Henrike Allmendinger (Germany)
Harm Jan Smid (Netherlands)
Johan Prytz (Sweden)
IPC Liaison person: Alain Kuzniak (France)
The aim of the TSG is to provide a forum for the discussion of findings and unsolved problems in the history of mathematics education as well as of issues in methodology of research in this field. During the last years research in the history of mathematics education has been actively developed – important books and articles, specialized conferences, specialized journals, and special issues of some major serials have been devoted to the relevant topics. Still, it is very clear that many themes are not explored sufficiently and sometimes almost nothing is known about some periods and regions. Additionally, the history of mathematics education is often explored from a local (or national) point of view only. Often connections with similar processes happening elsewhere need to be revealed and understood.
This TSG is supposed to help researchers in identifying new topics and new techniques for studies and in establishing fruitful collaboration in their work.
Meetings of the TSG will offer presentations on a variety of topics including the following (but not limited to them):
History of reforms in mathematics education
History of tools in mathematics education (including textbooks, manipulatives, calculators, etc.)
Mathematics teachers: history of professionalization
Local, national, and international dimensions in the history of mathematics education
History of mathematics education and other directions in mathematics education (for example, teacher education)
In addition, a panel discussion on past and future developments will be organized.
Karp, A., & Schubring, G. (Eds.) (2014). Handbook on the history of mathematics education. New York: Springer.
Schubring, G., Furinghetti, F., & Siu, M.K. (2012). Turning points in the history of mathematics teaching – Studies of National Policies. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 44(4).
The Role of History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education
Costas Tzanakis (Greece) firstname.lastname@example.com
Xiaoqin Wang (China) firstname.lastname@example.com
Team members:
Kathleen Clark (USA)
Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen (Denmark)
Sebastian Schorcht (Germany)
IPC Liaison person: Alain Kuzniak (France)
TSG 25 aims to provide a forum for participants to share their research interests and results, as well as their teaching ideas and classroom experience in connection with the integration of the History of Mathematics (HM) in Mathematics Education (ME). Special care is taken to present and promote ideas and research results of an as broad as possible international interest, while still focusing due attention to the national aspects of research and teaching experience in this area. Every effort will be made to allow researchers to present their work and to get fruitful feedback from the discussion, and at the same time to stimulate the interest of the newcomers by giving them the opportunity to get a broad overview on the state-of-the-art in this area.
The discussion within this TSG refers to all levels of education–from primary school, to tertiary education, including in-service teachers' training—preferably on work and conclusions based on actual classroom experiments and/or produced teaching & learning materials.
Putting emphasis on integrating historical and epistemological issues in mathematics teaching and learning constitutes a possible natural way for exposing mathematics in the making that may lead to a better understanding of specific parts of mathematics and to a deeper awareness of what mathematics as a whole really is. This is important for ME, helping to realize that mathematics:
is the result of contributions from many different cultures;
has been in constant dialogue with other scientific disciplines, philosophy, the
arts and technology;
has undergone changes over time; there have been shifting views of what
mathematics is; and
has constituted a constant force for stimulating and supporting scientific,
technical, artistic and social development.
The programme of TSG 25 will be structured around the following main themes:
1. Theoretical and/or conceptual frameworks for integrating history in mathematics education;
2. History and epistemology implemented in mathematics education: Classroom experiments & teaching materials, considered from either the cognitive or/and affective points of view;
3. Surveys on the history of mathematics as it appears in curriculum and/or textbooks (including the history of mathematics in old mathematics textbooks);
4. Original sources in the classroom, and their educational effects;
5. History and epistemology as a tool for an interdisciplinary approach in the teaching and learning of mathematics and the sciences; unfolding fruitful interrelations; and
6. Cultures and mathematics fruitfully interwoven.
Dear colleagues,
In this brief note, I would like to provide you with an update of the ongoing preparation of the HPM 2016 Conference, and the Proceedings Initiative that aims at making our HPM proceedings available electronically.
I am happy to report that the preparation for the HPM 2016 conference has started. It is my pleasure to announce that HPM 2016 will take place at the Université Montpellier 2, France, where the IREM (Institut de Recherche sur l'Enseignement des Mathématiques) is located. I am grateful to Evelyn Barbin for her help in putting us in contact with the IREM network and in particular with Professor Nicolas Saby, chair of IREM of Montpellier.
Concerning the dates of the conference, we are making an effort to avoid overlaps with other major events. Although we are still working on the details, for the moment the date that seems to be the best is the week of July 18, 2016. We will keep you informed.
Here is a short description of the hosting institution.
Rich from its past and its heritage, as well as from the lifeblood stemming from today's laboratories, the Université Montpellier 2 is a university of intensive research which activities cover a wide range of subjects:
* Health and Agronomy Biology;
* Biodiversity and Ecology;
* Evolution and Environment;
* Chemistry, Earth and Water Sciences;
* Mechanical Engineering;
* Physics;
* Mathematics and Computer Sciences;
* Management and Education Sciences
In 1808, Napoleon 1st founded the Science Faculty of Montpellier. Today, the University offers diversified and complementary courses, leading to 230 degree programmes from learning to in-service training, where students of 115 nationalities are welcomed.
Approximately 4000 staff participate in the life of the establishment. The University enrolls 16 500 students. The university is also famous for its 10 large collections of botany (second herbarium of France), paleontology, zoology, and mineralogy.
The IREM of Montpellier is a department of the Science Faculty of the Université Montpellier 2. It was created in 1969 to:
* Lead research on mathematics teaching;
* Contribute to the initial and in-service training of teachers;
* Develop and publish documents for teachers and trainers;
* Contribute to pedagogical experimentation.
The IREM of Montpellier has an important experience in organizing national and international meetings. For instance, the IREM of Montpellier organized a national IREM-Colloquium on Epistemology and History of Mathematics in 1985, as well as the First European Summer University "Epistemology and History in Education of Mathematics" (ESU) in 1993.
The HPM Proceedings Initiative
I would also like to report that we are in communication with ICMI administrators to continue uploading the proceedings of past conferences. I have received a PDF version of the HPM 2012 Conference from Professor Sung Sook Kim, of Paichai University in South Korea. The electronic copy of the proceedings will be available soon. For the time being the Proceedings of HPM 2004 (Uppsala) Conference are already online, thanks to the efforts of Fulvia Furinghetti, Costas Tzanakis, and Sten Kaijser (http://www.mathunion.org/icmi/digital-library/aos-conferences/)
I take advantage of this message to remind you that information concerning the forthcoming ESU-7 conference, to be held in Denmark this summer, is available in our site (http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm/Meetings.htm).
L. Radford
Mathematical Association of America's Convergence is undergoing many changes (as part of a website conversion). Please visit the journal's homepage:
Below are several short abstracts of recently published articles.
Diamantopoulos, John; and Woodburn, Cynthia. Maya Geometry in the Classroom. Loci: Convergence (August 2013), 5 pp., electronic only. The authors show how classic Maya people may have used knotted ropes to form desired geometric shapes in art and architecture.
Branson, William B. Solving the Cubic with Cardano. Loci: Convergence (September 2013), 8 pp., electronic only. The author shows how, in order to solve the cubic, Cardano relied on both classical Greek geometric and abbaco traditions, and he illustrates Cardano's geometric thinking with modern manipulatives.
18th Century
Wardhaugh, Benjamin. Learning Geometry in Georgian England. Loci: Convergence (August 2012), 6 pp., electronic only. A comparison of the geometry found in two 18th century copybooks written with two different purposes, mental acumen and practical application. DOI:10.4169/loci003930
18th and 19th Centuries
Wessman-Enzinger, Nicole M. An Investigation of Subtraction Algorithms from the 18th and 19th Centuries. Loci: Convergence (January 2014), 9 pp., electronic only. This survey of subtraction algorithms used in North America includes both handwritten "cyphering books" and printed arithmetic books.
19th Century
Del Latto, Anthony J.; and Petrilli, Salvatore J., Jr. Robert Murphy: Mathematician and Physicist. Loci: Convergence (September 2013), 8 pp., electronic only. The authors argue that Murphy (1806-1843) showed "true genius" during his very short life, and they provide a transcription of Murphy's first published work in 1824.
20th Century
Beery, Janet; and Mead, Carol. Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection. Loci: Convergence (January 2012 – March 2013), 60 pp., electronic only. For each of 343 photographs taken by functional analyst and mathematical expositor Halmos from 1950 to 1990, the authors identify the subjects and provide biographical information about them. DOI:10.4169/loci003801
Meyer, Walter. External Influences on U.S. Undergraduate Mathematics Curricula: 1950-2000. Loci: Convergence (August 2013), 8 pp., electronic only. An examination of the influence of forces outside of mathematics on such curricular changes as increased emphasis on applications and modeling, introduction of discrete mathematics courses, and calculus reform.
Janet Beery,
Editor, MAA Convergence
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Redlands
1200 E. Colton Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373
September 20-25, 2014
Hangzhou, China
Organized by
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology,Hangzhou; Department of Mathematics, Northwest University, Xi'an
In Association with
REHSEIS (SPHERE), CNRS & University Paris Diderot; Dept of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University
Chinese Society for the History of Mathematics
Organization Scientific Committee
* Qu Anjing (Northwest University, Xi'an, China, Co-Chair)
* Tom Archibald (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, Co-Chair)
* Karine Chemla (REHSEIS—SPHERE, CNRS & University Paris Diderot, Paris, France)
* Niccolò Guiccardini (University of Bergamo, Italy)
* Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen (Roskilde University, Copenhagen, Denmark)
* Norbert Schappacher (Université de Strasbourg, France)
* Ueno Kenji (Seki Kowa Institute of Mathematics, Japan)
Local Organizing Committee
Zheng Youqu (Chair), Cen Gang, Tao Xiangxing, Ruan Shiping, Xue Youcai, Qiu Binqiang, Yin Weidong, Wang Wenbin (Zhejiang University of Science and technology, Zhejiang China), Yuan Min (Northwest University, Xi'an, China)
Four days of scientific sessions are planned.
1. Plenary Invited Lectures
Invited lectures will be announced later.
2. Scientific Sessions for Contributed Papers
Parallel sessions will be organized on specific topics.
3. One day sight-seeing
4. Language: English
5. Tentative Schedule
Sept 20, arrival, registration, getting together
Sept 21-24, Scientific program
Sept 25 Sightseeing
6. Topic
Contemporary Research in the History of Modern Mathematics and Applications to Pedagogy
Research in both the history of mathematics and the applications of history of mathematics to pedagogy have in recent years been enriched by new directions. The results have included new emphases in both disciplines, with diverse and far-reaching consequences. On the side of history, we see a renewed interest in the philosophical issues of various kinds, on the transmission of mathematical knowledge from local settings to global norms, on networks of scholars and networks of texts, on the nature and importance of application in mathematics, and on a reassessment of the importance of computation in all its forms. On the side of education, we see an expansion of the strategic use of history as a tool, going beyond cross-cultural comparison to being an ingredient in various theoretical approaches.
The purpose of the meeting proposed is to assemble senior scholars active in these fields, junior scholars whose work promises to be transformative, and scholars who are ambitious to acquire new approaches while presenting contributed papers on work of their own for comment by their peers.
With a broadly inclusive scope we hope to build on the positive experiences of earlier meeting to continue to build a Chinese and international research community and to build links for the future.
We are deeply convinced that the better understanding of modern mathematical activity that such an approach can yield will be helpful for mathematics education at all levels, and that the presence of researchers with education as a primary focus will enhance this aim.
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Has anyone worked with old bowling alley lanes?
We are considering using a salvaged bowling alley lane as a butcher block island in our kitchen remodel. We found some beautiful, unfinished pieces at a local salvage store that would need to be cut to size and finished. I've done a bit of online research, and have found some very nice photos of countertops that people have made. But I also found a post from one person saying the material can be very difficult to cut and work with because there is a good deal of metal within the lanes. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Been there....done that. When we moved into our house the guy that owned the house prior to us used bowling alley for countertops.
1. There are nails everywhere within the wood to hold it together. If you want to cut it, bring a crapload of saw blades.
2. My God is it heavy
3. Thickness
4. The wood sections are not glued together thus when you spill something, it can seep right through. Although it looks like butcherblock...it isn't
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Installs, repairs and maintains university-wide structured cabling systems in accordance with University specifications and standards, as well as Maine and other relevant building codes. Assists with the maintenance and management of networked printers and copiers. Aids in the ongoing maintenance of Husson's database and application servers. Performs related work as required.
Education and Experience:
• Associate's degree in Computer Science or related area from an accredited college or university, or technical degree from a trade school is required
• 3-5 years experience installing/maintaining structured cabling
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Oh, how I hope the Democrats don't waste their time running down Bush after he leaves office. There are so many critical problems facing this country right now, and none of them will be solved by focusing on the outgoing administration. Let the journalists, editorialists, bloggers, and historians have their say. Government officials have much more important business to attend to.
WHEN Democrats took over the House and Senate in 2007, some Republicans feared that John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, would move to impeach President Bush. He never did. He is, however, arguing that Congress should roll up its sleeves and start investigating the outgoing administration like a forensics team stumbling across a murder site.
After the Nixon imperial presidency, critical reviews such as the Church and Pike committees led to fundamental reforms that have served our nation well. Comparable steps are needed to begin the process of reining in the legacy of the Bush imperial presidency.
This isn't a controversial position for many liberals, who remember 2001, and how Republicans inside and outside George Bush's administration investigated the final decisions of Bill Clinton, spread rumors about how he treated the White House, and kept publishing books about his heinous crimes. These liberals want a repeat from the blue team. But if Mr Obama's administration plans to do that, or to let congressional Democrats do that, it is keeping the plan well hidden behind rhetoric about "post-partisanship".


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I always love when celebrities make speeches for a good cause. It really help humanize them for me. So often we think of the Hollywood stars are unreachable Gods that look down on us and wave. We fawn and faint in their mere presence because we've glorified them in our eyes to an unfair perfection, so whenever they do anything human or imperfect we erupt in contempt. I, however, love when a celeb voices his or her opinion about different issues. I may not agree with what they're saying, but the fact that they can come out of their glamor-filled bubble to ruffle a few feathers is liberating. So right now I want to show some love for Matt Damon.
Damon gave a speech today for thousands of teachers, parents and others who attended the Save Our Schools march near the White House to protest the Obama administration's education policies centered on tying teachers' performance to their students' standardized tests scores. The actor spoke to the crowd saying that his mother was a teacher and that the experience gave him a great respect for the entire public school education system. Damon continues saying, "As I look at my life today, the things I value most about myself — my imagination, my love of acting, my passion for writing, my love of learning, my curiosity — all come from how I was parented and taught." He goes on to make his point claiming, "And none of these qualities that I've just mentioned...none of these qualities that make me who I am ... can be tested."
His speech is both powerful and to the point, saying that it's ridiculous to expect to just drill facts and knowledge into childrens' heads with test after test after test. Learning is supposed to be an active experience in which a teacher's priority is to help children learn, not have them get a certain score on a test so they can get the proper benefits they want. The Bourne Identity star eloquently states, "I don't know where I would be today if my teachers' job security was based on how I performed on some standardized test. If their very survival as teachers was based on whether I actually fell in love with the process of learning but rather if I could fill in the right bubble on a test."
The rest of his speech follows the same sort of idea and gives a shout-out to all teachers saying that they are appreciated by him and many others today. Damon ends his speech declaring, "We love you, we thank you and we will always have your back." Man, these actors really know how to say a line -- I love it! Way to go Matt! Every voice makes a difference.
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SoarinDash for the WIN! XDRequest from: :iconFrostedOpal:SoarinDash for the WIN! XD by MermandoandmabelFAN
This is an Equestria girls version of SoarinDash! So, it's a wee bit different from the pony version since they're humans(?). So, yeah, hope you like it FrostedOpal!
"Good luck on the joining the Wonderbolts Soccer team, Dash!" Twilight said as her and her five friends were walking into Canterlot high. "Yeah! It's gonna be so AWESOME!!!" Pinkie pie cheered as she was bouncing along with her pink curls.
"Thanks, guys." Rainbow dash replied. "I am 120% sure that they'll accept me on their team!" Rainbow dash said cheerfully.
"That's the spirit, Sugarcube." Applejack said as she adjusted the strap off of her backpack.
Pinkie Pie's blue eyes then almost went out of her eye-sockets, "holy mother of cheesecake! We're gonna be late and me and Cheese sandwich were gonna set up party supplies for the prom!" Pinkie whined.
Rainbow dash giggled and said, "Don't worry, Pinkie. You guys can head without me, I'll be fine."
"Oh, ju
The dreams part twoThey watched the sun rise together on the cloud until it was fully risen and the first sign of ponys started to appear.The dreams part two by Cookiesandcream21011
"Howdy up there," shouted a farm pony from down below.
"Hey apple jack," rainbow called back to her friend.
"Ye' comin down, an a'll get you's some breakfast?"
Soarin looked at rainbow dash who was already smiling at him, he stood up and shouted, "Be there in a minuet,"
Apple jack chucked and walked of her barn.
"You know me so well Soarin," rainbow dash said as she climbed onto his back.
"That's good, right?" he replied
"Yes it is, you'll know just what I want and I won't have even said a word,"
Soarin flew right up to the barn and stopped at the door to let rainbow dash walk herself.
"So what can a get ya," said Apple jack who was waiting on them in the kitchen
"Uhh..," rainbow dash started to say something but was then interrupted by soarin,
"Please can I have one of your pies, please," he smiled, soarin loved Apple jacks pies he could remember the taste of one rig
The dreams"Soarin noooo" rainbow dash cried as she hugged her husbands dead body I her arms... Or so she thought.The dreams by Cookiesandcream21011
"Rainbow dash, wake up," Soarin shook his wife, "it's just a dream."
Rainbow dash's eyes opened wide, sweat was pouring down her face, she felt cold .
Soarin saw she had woken up and pulled her into a hug, rainbow dash buried her face in his chest and cried.
"It's ok rainbow dash, it was just a dream, I'm hear for you," Soarin patted her hair in an attempt to soothe her.
"I know it was a dream," she sniffed, "but I can't stop seeing you dead it scares me every time."
It was just over seven weeks since Soarin had his accident, Soarin could remember it all to well but it was rainbow dash who was stuck with the vivid memory's of the crash, her husband dead, and she thought it was sort of her fault.
Soarin pulled the covers round rainbow dash, she was freezing.
"I'm sorry soarin," rainbow dash said as she dried her eyes with her Hoof.
"It's ok rainbow dash," he replied
"You don't even kn
After PraticeAfter Pratice by tails208
After Practice
(Cloudsdale) (HG) (7pm)
the Sun is almost about to set all the way down so the moon can come and rise again
The Wonderbolts are praticing for the big show that is coming up and everyday until 7pm or the sun set they all Practice
Spitfire the Capton of the Wonderbolts is leading the squad to do their awesome tricks and stunts, right newt to her is her Lieutenant/Friend/Brother is Soarin
Both Soarin and Spitfire are sittting at the Cloud together watching the Wonderbolts to see if their doing good and going the Right path, with no Mistakes
"Spitfire,I think is time for them to stop for the day" said Soarin
Spitfire look at the sunset to see that is almost time for the day to be over
"your right Soarin" spitfire look at the squad "few more laps and they are done"
"yes Caption" said Soarin
After the squad did their laps, Spitfire blow her whistl
Merely an Absence of Heat - Soarin'Dash ContestTwilight once told me that the term 'cold' describes merely the absence of heat. When it's freezing outside and the chilly wind cuts your ears, your teeth chattering and your knees knocking, it's not because coldness envelopes you like darkness to drain your soul, no, it's that there is no heat around to bother about you and satisfy your soul. It's that you're missing something in your life, rather than something else occupying you.Merely an Absence of Heat - Soarin'Dash Contest by holospartoi258
But if by that theory that cold is an absence rather than a presence, then theoretically you'd feel nothing. You can feel comfortable at room temperature, slightly uncomfortable at body temperature, and would be scorched alive at the sun's temperature. But what if it's chilly? What if you were in absolute zero? Does it mean you wouldn't feel anything?
Obviously not.
Participating in that Hearth's Warming play did not aid me in empathising with those ponies stuck in that blizzard. What must it have been like, to be freezing your flank off, entrenched in hope
Ficlet Challenge 10 - BeachBeach (373 words)Ficlet Challenge 10 - Beach by paxtofettel
"Come on guys, hurry up!" shouted the pale blue Pegasus colt as he glided towards the water. Behind him were three other Pegasi; a cyan mare, a light blue stallion, and an even darker filly.
"Wait for me, Sunrise!" cried the filly, galloping harder to catch up with the energetic colt. But, she was brought to an abrupt stop by her mother's teeth pulling on her tail.
"Hold on there, Cloud Puff," said Rainbow Dash, "you need to help Dad set up the umbrella."
Cloud Puff huffed and pouted; "But mom, I wanna get in the water."
The stallion chuckled at his daughter's behavior. "Don't worry, honey," said Soarin', comforting Cloud Puff, "we'll be done faster that you can say 'Apple Pie'. Then you can go swimming."
The filly's disposition immediately changed; her frown automatically turning into a bright smile. She grabbed the small beach umbrella that Dash had been carrying in her back and galloped along the sand, looking for the perfect spot.
"Well she's certainly excited," c
Ficlet Challenge - HopePrompt: HopeFiclet Challenge - Hope by FXPON01
Word Count: 987
'Could it really end like this?'
Sitting upon the lake-shore, it all seemed like but a fleeting dream to him.
It wasn't even the first, the many years of their marriage attested to that. They say that arguments are actually a sign of a healthy relationship as ponies would open themselves up and make their feelings clear.
Yet after the disappointment, tension, a few snarky quips and a brief cooling down period, it always culminated in apologies and a return to their love-filled days.
However, nothing could compare to the most recent exchange. The look in her eyes emanated such anger and disgust. The things he had said to her were filled with such venom, it made him wish he had been corrupted by some demon as if to provide an excuse for the horrible things he had said. Now he feared he had destroyed the beautiful life he had helped craft, all due to his pride and a single moment of poor-self control.
The blast of a chilly breeze made Soar
Ficlet Challenge 9 - JokeJoke (360 Words)Ficlet Challenge 9 - Joke by paxtofettel
"Ok, ok, here's a good one: what's the difference between a goblin and an Ursa Major?"
Rainbow Dash pondered over it a moment. When it came to figuring out punch lines, she was not exactly the sharpest spear in the arsenal. "Hmmmm, I got nothing," she said, giving up, "what's the difference?"
"Well," began Soarin', "one's a big, blubbering monster of destruction; the other's an Ursa Minor."
Soarin' burst out into joyful laughter while Rainbow Dash let out a groan. He was never good at telling jokes. Many of the squad members tried in vain to make him stop, but he would never listen. Most of them had chosen to ignore it, but Dash had reached her limit.
"Soarin'," she nickered, "that was perhaps the WORST joke I have ever hear in my entire life."
He was taken aback by her sudden outburst, but he soon regained his composure. "Oh yeah, well I bet you can't tell a better joke," he retorted.
"Oh I bet I can."
"Then let's hear it."
She took a moment to think up a killer joke
Ficlet challenge 2 - PromisePrompt : PromiseFiclet challenge 2 - Promise by tinuleaf
Word count : 991
Thanks to paxtofettel for the correction <3
Prompt : Promise
Word count :991
Today, Soarin' was giving instructions to the new cadet while Spitfire, the team captain, rehearsed for the upcoming show in Manehattan. He couldn't help but feel relieved that he did not have to take part in it. The stallion was already doing his best to chase is worries away than having to deal with the rigorous pratice. But, since it was his duty as a professionnal flyer to not let his personal problems cloud his concentration, he did his best to give all his attention to the newbies. Well, most of it...
From time to time, he couldn't help but to scan the horizon, in direction of the regular grounds and the source of his unsettled mind : his wife.
Nearly 3 years had passed since the day he echanged vows with Rainbow Dash in the small church of Ponyville in front of all their loved ones, frie
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Women, Anemia and HIV/AIDS...left untreated, anemia is strongly associated with HIV disease progression and an increased risk of death. What Causes Anemia? There are many possible causes of anemia, including: A shortage of the B vitamins: B12 and folic acid (folate) A shortage of iron, which is most commonly due to blood loss from internal bleeding, frequent nosebleeds, or heavy or long menstrual periods HIV infection itself Many opportunistic infections...
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A little piece of the Bravo TV show "Top Chef" will come to Charlotte Sept. 13 when the show's nationwide tour makes a stop at the Charlotte Tailgate Farmers Market in Southend.
"Top Chef: The Tour" is a 20-city interactive event that's been going on all summer. Charlotte is the 16th stop on the tour.
"Top Chef" is a reality show that brings together 16 "cheftestants" for cooking challenges that are judged by hosts Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi and food-world celebrities like Ted Allen, formerly of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," and Anthony Bourdain.
No, they won't be tape footage for the show in Charlotte, and we don't have to worry about watching Padma tell anyone to take their knives and go.
Instead, the show brings a 48-foot trailer equipped with a kitchen and guest seating to a market or store in each city. Two chefs, usually previous contestants, fly to the city, buy all the ingredients in the market, then use them in three cooking demonstrations in the truck. And yes, they do give out food samples.
Andrew D'Ambrosi and Spike Mendelsohn – yes, the guy with the hats -- from last season will be Charlotte's visiting chefs. They'll do three cooking demos, at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. At each demo, 38 people get seats inside, while more people can watch on a screen on the outside of the truck.
Tickets are free, but to get a seat inside the truck, you'll need to sign up. You can do that starting early next week at www.bravotv.com/thetour, or you can get on a waiting list the morning of the event.
Lynn Shanklin Caldwell, manager of the fledging market that moved from Plaza-Midwood to West Park Road and Camden Avenue this year, has been lining up local farmers and vendors and hammering out the details for weeks.
"It'll be great local publicity, and a real kick in the pants for me to get a few things done at the site."
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Two prescriptions have been filled for life-ending drugs under Washington's new assisted suicide law, state health officials said Thursday. Health Department spokesman Tim Church said he could not provide any details about the people considering suicide, but the department has received two forms from pharmacists saying they have dispensed the drugs that people say they want to use to end their lives. The department has not received any forms certifying that a person has committed suicide under the state law that took effect in early March.
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