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The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast
ISSN 1551-3440 Vol.5, Nos.2&3 (July 2008)
pp. 167-462
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0. Bharath Sriraman (USA)
EDITORIAL: 2 to 3- An omnibus of features & Policy issues in mathematics education pp.167-168

FEATURED ARTICLES

1. Jeff Babb & James Currie(Canada)
The Brachistochrone Problem: Mathematics for a Broad Audience via a Large Context Problem pp.169-184

2. Michael Fried (Israel)
History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education: a Saussurean Perspective pp.185-198

3. Spyros Glenis (Greece)
Comparison of Geometric Figures pp.199-214

4. Giorgio T. Bagni (Italy)
"Obeying a rule": Ludwig Wittgenstein and the foundations of Set Theory pp.215-222

5. Arnaud Mayrargue (France)
How can science history contribute to the development of new proposals in the teaching of the notion of derivatives? pp.223-230

6. Antti Viholainen (Finland)
Incoherence of a concept image and erroneous conclusions in the case of differentiability pp.231-248

7. Dores Ferreira & Pedro Palhares (Portugal)
Chess and problem solving involving patterns pp.249-256

8. Friðrik Diego & Kristín Halla Jónsdóttir (Iceland)
Associative Operations on a Three-Element Set pp.257-268

9. Jon Warwick (UK)
A Case Study Using Soft Systems Methodology in the Evolution of a Mathematics Module pp.269-290

10. Barbara Garii & Lillian Okumu (New York, USA)
Mathematics and the World: What do Teachers Recognize as Mathematics in Real World Practice? pp.291-304

11. Linda Martin & Kristin Umland (New Mexico, USA)
Mathematics for Middle School Teachers: Choices, Successes, and Challenges pp.305-314

12. Woong Lim (Texas, USA)
Inverses - why we teach and why we need talk more about it more often! pp.315-326

13. Steve Humble (UK)
Magic Math Cards pp.327-336

MONTANA FEATURED ARTICLES
History of Logarithms and Insurance Mathematics

14. Rafael Villarreal-Calderon (Missoula, Montana, USA)
Chopping Logs: A Look at the History and Uses of Logarithms pp.337-344

15. Amy Minto (Missoula, Montana, USA)
Early Insurance Mechanisms and Their Mathematical Foundations pp.345-356

DIALOGUE ON NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND1

16. Mike O'Lear (Missoula, Montana) & Bettina Dahl (Denmark)
Main Points of Objections to the "No Child Left Behind" pp.357-364

CRITICAL NOTICE ON THE NATIONAL MATHEMATICS
ADVISORY PANEL REPORT
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Guest Edited by Brian Greer (Portland, USA)

17. Brian Greer (Portland, USA)
Guest Editorial: Reaction to the Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel pp.365-370

18. Wolff-Michael Roth (Canada)
Mathematical Cognition and the Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel: A Critical, Cultural-historical Activity Theoretic Analysis pp.371-386

19. Danny Bernard Martin (Chicago, USA)
E(race)ing Race from a National Conversation on Mathematics Teaching and Learning: The National Mathematics Advisory Panel as White Institutional Space pp.387-398

20. Tom O'Brien & Marianne Smith (USA)
Three Strikes pp.399-414

21. Eric (Rico) Gutstein (Chicago, USA)
The Political Context of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel pp.415-422

22. Brian Greer (Portland, USA)
Algebra for all? pp.423-428

FEATURED BOOK EXCERPT

23. Anna Sfard (Israel)
Introduction to Thinking as communicating pp.429-436
In Sfard, A. (2008). Thinking as communicating: Human development, the growth of discourses, and mathematizing. (pp. xiii - xix) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Reprinted with kind permission from Cambridge University Press. 2008© Cambridge University Press
Also available at http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521867375&ss=fro

24. Meet the Authors
pp.437-446

25. New titles in mathematics education
pp.447-462
[1] The opinions expressed in this dialogue are those of the two authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics nor the position of the journal or its editorial board.
[2] The positions taken in this Critical Notice on the National Mathematics Advisory Panel report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics nor the position of the journal or its editorial board.
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