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Book Synopsis
Presents a collection of resources for mathematics faculty interested in incorporating questions of social justice into their classrooms. The heart of the book is a collection of fourteen classroom-tested modules featuring ready-to-use activities and investigations for the college mathematics classroom.

Table of Contents
  • Getting started: G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi, An invitation to mathematics for social justice
  • Essays: K. Hamman, Mathematics in service to democracy
  • L. Marano, Preparing for student resistance: Rules of engagement for sensitive topics
  • J. Hamilton and T. J. Pfaff, Social justice and sustainability: Two perspectives on the same system
  • V. Piercey, Quantitative ethics
  • D. Kung, Math for social justice: A last math class for responsible citizens
  • Modules: D. Archey, Sea level change and function composition
  • J. Beier, Exploring the problem of human trafficking
  • G. Buhl and S. Q Kelly, Evaluating fairness in electoral districting
  • S. Cohen and M. Pivarski, Modeling the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
  • J. Cullinan and S. Hsiao, Voting with partially-ordered preferences
  • J. Curran and A. Ross, Implementing Social Security: A historical role-playing game
  • J. Glass and G. Karaali, Matching kids to schools: The school choice problem
  • B. Gonzalez-Arevalo and W. Huang, Modeling the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis in the United States
  • B. Gonzalez-Arevalo and W. Urbina-Romero, Using calculus to model income inequality
  • K. Hamman, What does ""fair"" mean?
  • A. Henderson and E. Kose, Social and environmental justice impacts of industrial agriculture
  • R. Jaafar, Student loans: Fulfilling the American dream or surviving a financial nightmare?
  • A. Vierling-Claassen, Modeling social change: The rise in acceptance of same-sex relationships
  • J. Zobitz, T. Bibelnieks, and M. Lester, Sustainability analysis of a rural Nicaraguan coffee cooperative
  • G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi, Postscript.

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        Publisher: American Mathematical Society
        Publication Date: 30/07/2019
        ISBN13: 9781470449261, 978-1470449261
        ISBN10: 1470449269

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Presents a collection of resources for mathematics faculty interested in incorporating questions of social justice into their classrooms. The heart of the book is a collection of fourteen classroom-tested modules featuring ready-to-use activities and investigations for the college mathematics classroom.

        Table of Contents
        • Getting started: G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi, An invitation to mathematics for social justice
        • Essays: K. Hamman, Mathematics in service to democracy
        • L. Marano, Preparing for student resistance: Rules of engagement for sensitive topics
        • J. Hamilton and T. J. Pfaff, Social justice and sustainability: Two perspectives on the same system
        • V. Piercey, Quantitative ethics
        • D. Kung, Math for social justice: A last math class for responsible citizens
        • Modules: D. Archey, Sea level change and function composition
        • J. Beier, Exploring the problem of human trafficking
        • G. Buhl and S. Q Kelly, Evaluating fairness in electoral districting
        • S. Cohen and M. Pivarski, Modeling the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
        • J. Cullinan and S. Hsiao, Voting with partially-ordered preferences
        • J. Curran and A. Ross, Implementing Social Security: A historical role-playing game
        • J. Glass and G. Karaali, Matching kids to schools: The school choice problem
        • B. Gonzalez-Arevalo and W. Huang, Modeling the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis in the United States
        • B. Gonzalez-Arevalo and W. Urbina-Romero, Using calculus to model income inequality
        • K. Hamman, What does ""fair"" mean?
        • A. Henderson and E. Kose, Social and environmental justice impacts of industrial agriculture
        • R. Jaafar, Student loans: Fulfilling the American dream or surviving a financial nightmare?
        • A. Vierling-Claassen, Modeling social change: The rise in acceptance of same-sex relationships
        • J. Zobitz, T. Bibelnieks, and M. Lester, Sustainability analysis of a rural Nicaraguan coffee cooperative
        • G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi, Postscript.

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