Mathematical Explorations for the Christian Thinker

Mathematical Explorations for the Christian Thinker

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  • Author: Jason Vanbilliard
  • Publisher: CreateSpace
  • ISBN: 9781500795764
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 334

What does it mean to learn math from a Christian perspective? This book is ideally suited for a Christian audience who wishes to significantly extend his or her knowledge of mathematics while developing biblical perspectives on the mathematical-philosophical questions posed in each section. Among other compelling issues, readers will wrestle with questions as to the relationships between God, nature, mathematics, and humans. The integration of Christian thought is weaved throughout the text.[**Note: there are two versions of this book. Read below for more details.]Through the mathematics content presented in this book, you will broaden your understanding of geometry by investigating dimensions, fractals, topological equivalence, and other geometries. You will develop your reasoning skills through identifying deception in statistics, discriminating between cause and correlation, evaluating various voting methods, and exploring chaos theory. Finally, you will refine your understanding of numbers and systems through studying prime, figurate, vampire, narcissistic, powerful, abundant, and transcendental numbers.After studying each mathematical topic, you will consider how the topic informs your answers to questions like: Who are we? What is the nature of reality? How do we know if something is true? What is good? What is beautiful? These questions and their related sub-questions have been part of the human experience from the dawn of human history. Considering how mathematics helps to inform these questions provides for a deeper, more meaningful understanding of mathematics and our world.This book is ideal for:- An undergraduate “Mathematics for Liberal Arts” course at a Christian college- A half-year senior mathematics elective as part of a focus on worldview at a Christian high school - A Christian homeschool family that wishes to extend their children's learning beyond the standard curriculum in a Christian centered context- Anyone interested in extending his or her own understanding of the scope and depth of mathematicsEach section features:- Introductory exercises that prompt the reader to recall relevant information or skills- Concept development sections that explain the mathematics for even the math-phobic student- Content sections that connect the mathematics to literature, art, music, science, and other subjects- A “Something to Consider” section that asks the reader to think about related enduring questions from a Christian perspective- “Covering the Reading” questions that help to process the text- “Problems” that require the reader to research and consider the topic more thoroughly[** There is another version of this book titled "The Mathematical Expanse: Excursions into the Enduring Questions." That version asks many similar questions but is appropriate for a public school setting.]


The Mathematical Expanse

The Mathematical Expanse

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  • Author: Jason Vanbilliard
  • Publisher: CreateSpace
  • ISBN: 9781499795011
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 334

Transforms your perspective of mathematics!Extend your understanding of geometric topics by investigating dimensions, fractals, topological equivalence, and other geometries. Develop your reasoning skills through identifying deception in statistics, discriminating between cause and correlation, evaluating various voting methods, and exploring chaos theory. Refine your understanding of numbers and systems through studying prime, figurate, vampire, narcissistic, powerful, abundant, and transcendental numbers.[**Note: there are two versions of this book. Read below for more details.]After studying each mathematical topic, we will consider how the topic informs our answers to questions like: Who are we? What is the nature of reality? How do we know if something is true? What is good? What is beautiful? These questions and their related sub-questions have been part of the human experience from the dawn of human history. Considering how mathematics helps to inform these questions provides for a deeper, more meaningful understanding of mathematics. This book is ideal for:- Anyone interested in extending his or her own understanding of the scope and depth of mathematics- An undergraduate “Mathematics for Liberal Arts” course- A half-year high school senior mathematics elective for studentsEach section features:- Introductory exercises that prompt the reader to recall relevant information or skills- Concept development sections that explain the mathematics for even the math-phobic student- Content sections that connect the mathematics to literature, art, music, science, and other subjects- A “Something to Consider” section that asks the reader to think about related enduring questions- “Covering the Reading” questions that help to process the text- “Problems” that require the reader to research and consider the topic more thoroughly[**You may wish to consider the parallel book titled "Mathematical Explorations for the Christian Thinker." That book addresses the same enduring questions in mathematics but from an explicitly Christian perspective]


Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith

Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith

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  • Author: Russell Howell
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • ISBN: 0062094912
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 290

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The Thinking Christian

The Thinking Christian

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  • Author: Gene Wesley Marshall
  • Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • ISBN: 1532695241
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 374

The practice of Christianity is going through a transition that is deeper than the Reformation. The Thinking Christian explores two main questions: (1) What is "religion" as a general social process that can link humans to Profound Reality, and (2) what is a meaningful and appropriate mode of Christian theologizing, communal life, and mission to this planet for a viable and vital next Christian practice? These are profound probes, and they are communal and activist guidelines for general readers. Such union of the profound and the practical pertains to the needs of scholars as well.


Loving God with All Your Mind

Loving God with All Your Mind

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  • Author: Gene Edward Veith Jr.
  • Publisher: Crossway
  • ISBN: 1433516705
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 160

Our world is alive with fascinating new ideas, discoveries, and technologies. But for Christians this can also present problems-especially when the values of postmodernism and secular university life conflict with basic Christian principles. What should Christians do when their beliefs come under attack in the classroom or the public square? Loving God with All Your Mind shows us that the answer is neither wholesale rejection of intellectual life and culture, nor blind acceptance of it. The answer lies in understanding that Jesus is Lord of all of life and that everything in life must be carefully viewed in the light of what Christ's lordship means. Gene Edward Veith unfolds a dazzling critique of the postmodern intellectual world and culture. He affirms the part that is good and true, but he also shows crucial weaknesses that have such a hold over contemporary thought. This book shows Christians how to survive and flourish in a postmodern world while affirming the truth of the Christian faith.


Math for Christian Schools

Math for Christian Schools

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  • Author: Carl D. Herbster
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  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
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Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy

Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy

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  • Author: Myles Burnyeat
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1316517934
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 459

Collects important studies on Plato and his subsequent reception and presents hitherto unpublished lectures, 'The Archaeology of Feeling'.


The Mathematical Universe

The Mathematical Universe

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  • Author: William Dunham
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 0471536563
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 323

"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe." * New Scientist


The Bible in a Disenchanted Age (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)

The Bible in a Disenchanted Age (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)

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  • Author: R. W. L. Moberly
  • Publisher: Baker Books
  • ISBN: 149341304X
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

In our increasingly disenchanted age, can we still regard the Bible as God's Word? Why should we consider it trustworthy and dare to believe what it says? Top Old Testament theologian R. W. L. Moberly sets forth his case for regarding the Bible as unlike any other book by exploring the differences between it and other ancient writings. He explains why it makes sense to turn to the Bible with the expectation of finding ultimate truth in it, offering a robust apology for faith in the God of the Bible that's fully engaged with critical scholarship and compatible with modern knowledge.


An Introduction to Modern Mathematical Computing

An Introduction to Modern Mathematical Computing

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  • Author: Jonathan M. Borwein
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 1461442532
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 224

Thirty years ago mathematical, as opposed to applied numerical, computation was difficult to perform and so relatively little used. Three threads changed that: the emergence of the personal computer; the discovery of fiber-optics and the consequent development of the modern internet; and the building of the Three “M’s” Maple, Mathematica and Matlab. We intend to persuade that Mathematica and other similar tools are worth knowing, assuming only that one wishes to be a mathematician, a mathematics educator, a computer scientist, an engineer or scientist, or anyone else who wishes/needs to use mathematics better. We also hope to explain how to become an "experimental mathematician" while learning to be better at proving things. To accomplish this our material is divided into three main chapters followed by a postscript. These cover elementary number theory, calculus of one and several variables, introductory linear algebra, and visualization and interactive geometric computation.