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Ethics in mathematics is an emerging field of applied ethics, the inquiry into ethical aspects of the practice and applications of mathematics. It deals with the professional responsibilities of mathematicians whose work influences decisions with major consequences, such as in law, finance, the military, and environmental science . [ 1 ]
Mathematics for social justice is a pedagogical approach to mathematics education that seeks to incorporate lessons from critical mathematics pedagogy and similar educational philosophies into the teaching of mathematics at schools and colleges. The approach tries to empower students on their way to developing a positive mathematics identity ...
It was founded in 1973 following a sequence of discussions and meetings the previous year, [2] one of which was the July 1972 meeting of the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society in Singapore. [3] The society aims to promote interest of mathematics and its applications, knowledge in mathematics and enable mathematical research.
In mathematics education, ethnomathematics is the study of the relationship between mathematics and culture. [1] Often associated with "cultures without written expression", [2] it may also be defined as "the mathematics which is practised among identifiable cultural groups". [3]
Critical mathematics pedagogy is an approach to mathematics education that includes a practical and philosophical commitment to liberation. [1] Approaches that involve critical mathematics pedagogy give special attention to the social, political, cultural and economic contexts of oppression, as they can be understood through mathematics. [2]
The Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal published and edited by Paul Ernest (University of Exeter). It publishes articles relevant to the philosophy of mathematics education , a subfield of mathematics education that often draws in issues from the philosophy of mathematics .
A formal philosophy of ethical calculus is a development in the study of ethics, combining elements of natural selection, self-organizing systems, emergence, and algorithm theory. According to ethical calculus, the most ethical course of action in a situation is an absolute, but rather than being based on a static ethical code, the ethical code ...
Marian P. Roque is a Filipina mathematician. She was the president of the Mathematical Society of the Philippines, [1] a professor in the Institute of Mathematics of the University of the Philippines Diliman, [2] and former Director of the Institute of Mathematics. [3]