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Return to Roots: Strunk, White, Orwell
No full textWhere did I get the idea that writing is a disciplined expression of free thought
A. Introduction to the Archive of the 1980 Flathead Lake Seismic Survey
No full textThis attempts to provide details of the hardware used during the 1980 seismic survey on Flathead Lake beyond the references in the master\u27s thesis that described the survey and the initial use of the data.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/flathead_1980/1000/thumbnail.jp
A prospective mathematics teacher’s shifts in tone of language from ineffective to effective written feedback on a pupil’s project
Full text linkIn the present study, I analyze data from a prospective mathematics teacher, Oya, and her shift in the tone of language used in self-perceived ineffective and effective written feedback on a real pupil’s mathematics project. The results indicate that, in her ineffective feedback, Oya primarily provides neutral and negative responses, often highlighting the pupil’s mistakes in a harsh and judgmental manner. In contrast, her effective feedback demonstrates a wider range of tones, including a substantial amount of neutral feedback as well as solution-oriented comments. The study underscores the importance of tone in feedback, emphasizing how different language use and word choices can support or hinder a pupil’s development. Implications for future research are provided
The role of the context for pupils’ choice of solution strategies and representations when working with combinatorial problems
Full text linkThis paper reports on a study based on two classroom sessions in a Norwegian school where pupils in Grade 4 (age 9) worked on two combinatorial problems. Data were collected by video-recording two pairs of pupils collaborating in each session, as well as a whole-class session at the end of the second session. The pupils’ written work during the sessions was also collected as data. The classroom sessions were designed based on principles from the Theory of Didactical Situations. Data were analysed using a dialogical approach and based on theory for multiplicative structures and semiotic representations. The study shows that the pupils’ solution strategies and choice of representations in the two problems differed considerably, despite the mathematical similarity of the problems. The aim of the paper is to inquire into how the context in which the problems were set could influence the pupils’ strategies and choice of representations in the solution process, and to what extent the context also could influence whether the pupils recognised the situations as multiplicative
The topology of simple games
No full textWe initiate the study of simple games from the point of view of combinatorial topology. The starting premise is that the losing coalitions of a simple game can be identified with a simplicial complex. Various topological constructions and results from the theory of simplicial complexes then carry over to the setting of simple games. Examples are cone, join, and the Alexander dual which have interpretations as familiar game-theoretic notions and objects such as the arithmetic of games and dual games. We also provide some new topological results about simple games, most notably in applications of homology of simplicial complexes to weighted simple games. The main result along these lines is the characterization of symmetric games using homological Betti numbers. The exposition is introductory and largely self-contained, intended to inspire further work and point to what appears to be a wealth of potentially fruitful directions of investigation bridging game theory and topology
I&I - A New New Angle with Carly Hare and Bryce Ward
No full textThis week is the January edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.
A New Angle is excited to announce a new partnership with the Headwaters Foundation. To talk about this and other new stuff, Bryce and Justin are joined by Headwaters CEO, Carly Hare.
In this conversation, Carly shares Headwaters’ mission and how the foundation supports nonprofits working with families most impacted by health challenges to build leadership and have a real say in the decisions that affect their lives. Justin explains A New Angle’s new tagline: a show about how we’re doing, and where we’re going.
Also in this episode, Justin debuts a new segment for subscribers-only called The Parent Trap. Justin and Bryce will use this segment to commiserate on some of their misadventures in parenting. This week, it’s free for everyone.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1429/thumbnail.jp
Going To The Sun with Logan & Jordan Lefler
No full textThis week’s guests are Logan and Jordan Lefler. Together, these brothers are making “Journey to the Sun,” a documentary film about Glacier National Park’s Going To The Sun Road. This film not only tells the history, but peers into the future at the many challenges facing this iconic piece of Montana.In this conversation, the brothers talk about their early filmmaking, which included making clips of them skateboarding as teenagers. Logan and Jordan discuss what it took to originally make the Going To The Sun Road and their goal of incorporating Indigenous perspectives into the film to highlight the historical and cultural significance of the area.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1430/thumbnail.jp
Documents from the February 11, 2026 Meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)
No full textAgenda and meeting minutes from February 11, 2026 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:
SB15-2526: Resolution Regarding Fiscal Policy on the Senate Discretionary Categor
Ranked Choice Voting And Condorcet Failure in the Alaska 2022 Special Election: How Might Other Voting Systems Compare?
No full textThe August 2022 special election for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska featured three official candidates and was conducted by the single-winner ranked choice voting system known as “Instant Runoff Voting.” The results of this election displayed a well-known but relatively rare phenomenon known as “Condorcet failure:” Nick Begich was eliminated in the first round despite being more broadly acceptable to the electorate than either of the other two candidates. More specifically, Begich was the Condorcet winner of this election: Based on the Cast Vote Record, he would have defeated each of the other two candidates in head-to-head contests, but he was eliminated in the first round of ballot counting due to receiving the fewest first-place votes.
The purpose of this paper is to use the data in the Cast Vote Record to explore the range of likely outcomes if this election had been conducted under two alternative voting systems: Approval Voting and STAR (“Score Then Automatic Runoff”) Voting. We find that under the best assumptions available about voter behavior, it is likely—but not at all certain—that Peltola would still have won the election under Approval Voting, while Begich would almost certainly have won under STAR Voting