Q&A: Expert on the world’s first academic ethnomathematics program
Linda Furuto, a professor at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补, started teaching ethnomathematics at 东精影业 West Oʻahu in 2007.
Linda Furuto, a professor at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补, started teaching ethnomathematics at 东精影业 West Oʻahu in 2007.
Programs like this are crucial for boosting students' confidence and proficiency in math and is foundational for their academic success, according to 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 Professor Monique Chyba.
Trifonovitch retired from his position in December 2023 after more than 35 and half years of service.
The students have worked with professors and graduate students from the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 Department of Mathematics on the experiment since November 2023.
The summer program is supported by a 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 project called “Ka mana o ka lā: Modeling our energy future.”
The math department hosted a distinguished lecture series and a massive math jam for students.
The program will enable 东精影业 students to participate in state-of-the-art experimental programs on the continental U.S. that are fundamental to the discovery of qubits.
Mattox Telwar is working with the Hawaiʻi Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center to better understand the potential for geothermal energy across the state.
Professors Kamuela Yong and Daniel Erman delivered addresses at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco.
The 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 team worked with keiki from Maui high schools and at Nāpili Noho.