Mathematical
Circles
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Howard Eves (1911-2004), professor of mathematics at University of Maine, wrote a series of books entitled "In Mathematical Circles." He used the division of a circle into 360 degrees to write 360 short essays exposing the variegated beauties, history, people, humor, and applications of mathematics. On this page, James Nickel will follow the same structure with the goal of unveiling the vistas and power of mathematics as seen through Biblical Christian eyes.
Quadrant I Quadrant II
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Whither Mathematics Education in the 21st Century?
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- Of Stones, Summation, and Academic Sterility (a Biblical Christian world view of the Calculus)
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- Quotable Quotes in Mathematics
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Erudite musings from the pen of Stanley L. Jaki
(1924-2009)
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The wonders of the Fibonacci Sequence
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Book reviews
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- Mathematics Glossary
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The Incarnation and Modern Science
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- Clocks: The Hertitage of the Christian Faith
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Saxon Mathematics Program - An Analysis
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The Mathematics textbooks authored by Harold R. Jacobs - An Analysis
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Behind The Bible Code
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- The Landscape of Mathematics
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Note on the Study of Mathematics
by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947)
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- Golden (an ode to the Fibonacci Sequence), by Benjamin Moon
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- Logos, Rationality, and the Development of Scientific Law
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- Why Learn Math?
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- Missing Pieces in Math Education
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- Where Mathematics Fits in God's World - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- Seeing God in Creation through Mathematics - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- Algebra: The Language of Science - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- Mathematics: Questions, Answers, and Wonder - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- "A short list" of recommended mathematics books (for any school library or interested reader).
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- Multiplying with Napier's Bones - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- The Golden Rectangle - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- Circular Functions (Trigonometry) - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- A Biblical Christian Interpretation of Mathematics (ca. 1984)
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- Zeno's Paradox - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- A short essay by Linda Seebach entitled To prof, Saxon math doesn't add up to much
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- Readings in Science
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- Baloney Detection: The Right Use of Logic and Investigative Procedure - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- Mathematics: The Locus of Reality - PowerPoint (.pps)
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- Mathematics: The Utility of Beauty
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- Algebra and Number Systems: A Stunning Connection
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- Platonic Solids: Why Only Five?
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- The Number of Primes: Limitless
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- Proof that the square root of 2 is irrational
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- Dominoes and Counting
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- Let it Snow
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- Dr. Julia, meet Dr. Mandelbrot
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- A Case for Calculus
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- Keeping Secrets
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- Fractions a Plenty
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- Algebra: What's It All About?
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- The Power of the Continuum
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- Euler's Crown Jewel
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- How to Forget the Multiplication Table
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- Count the Number of Legs and Divide by 4
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- Divisibility Rules
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- What is Energy?
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- The Rainbow: Covenants and Physics
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- A beautiful proof showing that if a postive integer is not a perfect square then its square root is irrational.
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- A proof of The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.
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- Mathematics and the Biblical Christian Worldview: Changing Perspectives
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- Whither Mathematics Education in the 21st Century? - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- Algebra and the Physics of Motion - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- The Third R: Restoring the Rudiments
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- The Mathematics and Physics of Projectile Motion
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- Why does i² = -1?
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- Finding the Derivative of the Sine Function
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- Finding the Derivative of the Sine Function - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- Finding the Derivative of the Base of the Natural Logarithms function
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- Finding the Derivative of the Base of the Natural Logarithms function - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- A proof that e,
the base of the natural logarithms, is irrational.
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- The Proto-Trigonometry of the Pyramids
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- Why Radians?
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- Mathematics and the Wonders of Creation - Powerpoint (.pps)
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- Mathematics and Language
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- Epistemology and Mathematical Reasoning
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- Functions and Mathematics
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- Logarithms and Large Numbers
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- The Beauty of Symmetry
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- Why Can We Count?
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- Mathematics and Uncertainty
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- Mathematics and Statistics
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- The Nature of Mathematics
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- Arithmetic Sequences
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- Geometric Sequences
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- Power Sequences
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- Recursion and the Fibonacci Sequence
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- Interpolation, Extrapolation, and the Limits of Science
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- Exploring Functions
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- Exploring Palindromic Numbers
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- Ubiquitous Radiation
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- What is a Googol?
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- The Regular Polygons
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- Tessellations
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- The Regular Polyhedra
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- Pyramids and Prisms
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- Converging and Diverging
