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Calculus for Teachers: Creating Elliptic Functions

By David Bressoud @dbressoud As of 2024, new Launchings columns appear on the third Tuesday of the month. Genesis of the elliptic integral: David Bressoud is DeWitt Wallace Professor Emeritus at Macalester College and former Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. Information about him and his publications can be found at davidbressoud.org Download a Word file containing the...

There and Back Again: The Professor I Never Trained to Be

By Lew Ludwig “Alright, now that we understand how to write in the dominant impression, our next essay will use a structure known as “they say/I say” which is like engaging a conversation already in progress.” “Now that we have completed our empathy map and have a better understanding of our stakeholders, we will now start...

Adding the ‘Ñ’ Back to My Name: Embracing My Latin Heritage in Mathematics

By Kim Saviñon When my parents first immigrated to the United States from La Vega, Dominican Republic, they encountered pressure to conform to American culture, resulting in a change in our legal family name from 'Saviñon' to 'Savinon'. The American legal system did not allow diacritics such as tildes or accent marks over characters in...

Fostering Belongingness in a Corequisite Math Support Course

By Amy Scheerhorn As humans, we all need to feel like we belong. For students placed into developmental math, that sense of belonging may be missing. These students often feel out of place in a math class, which has negative implications for their academic success. A student’s sense of belonging impacts their attitudes, motivation, participation, engagement,...

Values Still Have Value

By the Math Values Editorial Board Math Values exists to explore the diverse perspectives and experiences of members of the mathematics community, broadly defined. The blog is centered on the MAA’s core values - Community, Inclusivity, Communication, and Teaching & Learning - because those values guide the organization and are central to who we are....

Math Values for the New Year

By Kira Hamman Well, it’s that time again, when the imaginary structure we’ve imposed on the Earth’s rotation around the sun calls on us to observe certain rituals: fireworks, champagne, songs nobody understands. A giant ball dropping in New York City, and various other things dropping in other parts of the country. Maybe a new...

Supporting Mathematics Graduate Students: A Call for Departmental Leadership

By Deewang Bhamidipati @theewaang As I prepare my job applications and reflect on my graduate school experience, I want to share thoughts on how departments can better support their mathematics graduate students. While peer support is valuable, I want to emphasise that these support structures must be department-led initiatives rather than relying on graduate student...

Introducing Power Analysis in the Mathematics Classroom

By Carrie Diaz Eaton Over the last several years, there have been a number of calls for us to understand and convey to students that mathematics is not neutral. Piper H’s Inclusion/Exclusion blog calling to #DisruptJMM, Belin Tsinnajinnie’s 2020 Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay Invited Lecture on colonialism in education and mathematics, and the NCTM position statement on the...

Finding my people: One mathematician’s reflection on MAA MathFest 2024

By Anastasiia Minenkova Most of my graduate years were during the Covid-19 pandemic. I felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness. The isolation and lack of social interaction took a toll on my mental health. I missed the simple joys of meeting other people, sharing ideas, and being a part of a community. Once everything went...

AWM at the 2024 MAA MathFest

By Jeanette Shakalli @fundapromat The 2024 Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest is being held August 7-10 in Indianapolis, IN and the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) will be in attendance. Keeping with tradition, the two organizations will present the Etta Zuber Falconer Lecture, delivered by Deanna Needell, University of California, Los Angeles,...

Quantitative Justice: Using Data Science for Good

By Ariana Mendible For the past several years, I have been closely involved with the Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (QSIDE). This nonprofit organizes events and facilitates research in quantitative justice, the application of data and mathematical sciences to quantify, analyze and address social injustice. It uses the community-based...

I Finally Finished My PhD. Cool.

By Govanni Granados “You just finished your PhD! How does it feel?” is a question I’ve received a lot recently. I instinctively answer that it feels great, but it’s actually more complicated than that. Even though I was eager to graduate and leave West Lafayette, there was a feeling of melancholy near the end. I...

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