Mathematics for Social Justice

ISBN-13: 9781470449278 / Miękka / 2022 / 286 str.

Spis treści

• G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi, Introduction to Mathematics for Social Justice: Focusing on Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics
• J. Belock, Understanding over- and underrepresentation via conditional probability
• A. Brisbin, ""I need a job!"": Analyzing unemployment rates in college algebra and introductory statistics
• T. M. Brown, A three-part module on poverty
• F. Fisher and J. Warner, A gentrification module for quantitative reasoning
• M. M. Franco, Examining human rights issues through the lens of statistics
• T. Galanthay and T. J. Pfaff, Normal isn't ``normal'' when it comes to income
• T. Galanthay and T. J. Pfaff, Get the lead out: The connection between lead and crime
• D. Greenberg, D. Hughes Hallett, and L. S. Khadjavi, Policing and the issue of racial profiling
• A. J. Miller, Measures of income inequality
• K. Piatek-Jimenez, Super Size Me: Exploring the nutrition of fast food
• K. Piatek-Jimenez, Exploring the benefits of recycling
• V. Piercey, The new Jim Crow: A racial checkup for the United States
• K. Simic-Muller, Who makes the minimum wage?
• J. Suzuki, Mandatory drug tests for recipients of public assistance: Mathematical interpretations and implications
• J. Suzuki, The limits of partisan gerrymandering
• Z. Teymuroglu and J. C. Chambliss, Forecasting the past: Teaching regressions
• U. Williams, Partisan politics and central tendencies
• G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi, Epilogue: Mathematics for social justice: Closing thoughts and next steps