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This list includes Wikipedia articles for people from the African diaspora who have postgraduate degrees in mathematics or statistics, have worked in mathematics, or are known for mathematical accomplishments in the United States (African-Americans). The list is grouped by the time the person's first degree in mathematics was awarded, or when ...
In mathematics education, ethnomathematics is the study of the relationship between mathematics and culture. [1] Often associated with "cultures without written expression", [2] it may also be defined as "the mathematics which is practised among identifiable cultural groups". [3]
Ethics in mathematics is an emerging field of applied ethics, the inquiry into ethical aspects of the practice and applications of mathematics. It deals with the professional responsibilities of mathematicians whose work influences decisions with major consequences, such as in law, finance, the military, and environmental science . [ 1 ]
www.nam-math.org The National Association of Mathematicians is a professional association for mathematicians in the US, especially African Americans and other minorities. [ 1 ] It was founded in 1969.
Maher and Charles Aiken, DPI’s section chief for math, science and STEM, said it’s important for students to learn both the math concepts and how to apply them. The K-12 math standards will be ...
Black Mathematicians and Their Works is an edited volume of works in and about mathematics, by African-American mathematicians.It was edited by Virginia Newell, Joella Gipson, L. Waldo Rich, and Beauregard Stubblefield, with a foreword by Wade Ellis, and published in 1980 by Dorrance & Company.
The misconception that all frogs, or at least all those found in North America, make this sound comes from its extensive use in Hollywood films. [78] [79] There is no credible evidence that the candiru, a South American parasitic catfish, can swim up a human urethra if one urinates in the water in which it lives. The sole documented case of ...
Mathematics education in the United States varies considerably from one state to the next, and even within a single state. However, with the adoption of the Common Core Standards in most states and the District of Columbia beginning in 2010, mathematics content across the country has moved into closer agreement for each grade level.