Celebrating Culture through Mathematics
Faculty, Students, and Alumni
Wake Forest University Department of Education
October 2006
1. Navajo Codes in World War II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Adkisson
2. Geometry, Pi, and Ancient Civilizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa Mook
3. Geometry, Islamic Art and Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Simpler
4. The Ishango Bone: Mathematics in Ancient Africa . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .Justin Allman
5. International Cribs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Troutman
6. Conic Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Troutman
7. Teaching Probability with Nigerian Influences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Jenny Kropff
8. Proportions and Swedish History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Greer
9. Math and Latin Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Barnes
10. Patchwork Quilts and Native American Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Leah McCoy
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Questions or comments:.
Dr. Leah McCoy
Department of Education