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A Christian Mathematician’s Apology: Finding My Vocation

April 23, 2021 by Matt Lunsford No Comments

We appreciate receiving this extended essay from Matt Lunsford, a professor at Union University. His story is a wonderful example of a journey of thinking Christianly about one’s field of study and work in academia. In this first of four parts, Matt describes how he discerned his calling to study and teach mathematics. ___________________________________________ The […]

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: mathematics, Scholar's Call, vocation

Science Corner: Message in (?) a Klein Bottle

July 8, 2020 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Although not a mathematician myself, one of the things I find endlessly fascinating about math is the way one can take a seemingly impossible problem and translate it or express it in another context, and all of a sudden that hard problem can become easy.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: mathematics, science, science corner, topology

Science Corner: Adding to the Conversation

April 10, 2019 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Photo of mathematician Francis Su giving a lecture.

Highlights from Francis Su’s webinar “The Integration of Faith and the Academic Calling.”

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: francis su, grace, mathematics, science, science corner, success

Science Corner: The Prizes are in Bloom

March 27, 2019 by Andy Walsh No Comments

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[Karen Uhlenbeck’s] work laid the foundation for a whole new branch of mathematics, geometric analysis, and she also provided mathematical physicists critical tools for working with the Yang-Mills equations which are central to the Standard Model of particle physics.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: Abel prize, gender, gender equality, gender roles, math, mathematics, neuroscience, science, science corner

Science Corner: Finding Your Way Through Math

October 17, 2018 by Andy Walsh No Comments

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Topology is a standard topic in mathematics; topiary less so. That’s why I thought it was pretty cool to read about a mathematician-designed maze in celebration of the Abel Prize.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: Langlands program, mathematics, maze, metaphor, Robert Langlands, science, science corner

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